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      pills
      noun
      (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
      (strictly) Such an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
      (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.
      Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
      (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
      (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
      (textiles) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
      (baseball slang) A baseball.
      (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
      (graphical user interface) A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
      (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.
      A surname.
      A village in Pill and Easton-in-Gordano parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5275).
      A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
      (obsolete) The peel or skin.
      verb
      (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
      To form into the shape of a pill.
      (transitive) To medicate with pills; to administer pills to.
      (transitive, Internet slang) To persuade or convince someone of something.
      To peel; to make by removing the skin.
      To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
      (transitive, UK, slang, dated) To blackball (a potential club member).
      (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
      (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
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