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Meaning of 'pill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pill [ n.]
- The peel or skin.
- A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.
- Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
2 . Pill [ v. i.]
- To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
3 . Pill [ v. t.]
- To deprive of hair; to make bald.
- To peel; to make by removing the skin.
4 . Pill [ v. t. & i.]
- To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel, to plunder.

Meaning of 'pill' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pill [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
Example in sentence:
  • his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take

Nearby Words:

pilage pilaster pilastered pilau pilch pilchard pilcher pilcrow pildia pile

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