Definition of Pill

Noun: pill pil

Something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- lozenge, tablet, tab
A unpleasant or tiresome person
Something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
"his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing oestrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
- birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant

Verb: pill pil

(of a fabric) form little balls on the surface
"the fabric has pilled into an unattractive bumpy texture"