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What does pill mean?

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Noun
  1. A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
  2. (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
  3. (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
  4. (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
  5. (informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
  6. (archaic, baseball slang) A baseball.
  7. (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
  8. (graphical user interface) A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
Verb
  1. (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
  2. To form into the shape of a pill.
  3. To medicate with pills.
Verb
  1. (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
  2. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
  3. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
  4. (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
Noun
  1. (obsolete) The peel or skin.
Noun
  1. (now Britain regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
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