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Definition of
pill verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pill
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
pɪl
/
/
[
intransitive
]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
pill
he / she / it
pills
past simple
pilled
-ing form
pilling
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(
of a piece of clothing, especially one made of wool
)
to become covered in very small balls of
fiber
See
pill
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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pill
noun
pep pill
noun
poison pill
noun
sleeping pill
noun
morning-after pill
noun
sugar/sweeten the pill
a bitter pill (for somebody) (to swallow)
Idioms
sugar/sweeten the pill
a bitter pill (for somebody) (to swallow)
Nearby words
pilgrimage
noun
pill
noun
pill
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pillage
verb
pillar
noun