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pill
noun
a
small
,
solid
piece
of
medicine
that
you
swallow
whole
•
The
doctor
gave
me
a
pill
to
take
after
lunch
.
The
doctor
gave
me
a
pill
to
take
after
lunch
.
•
She
cannot
swallow
large
tablets
,
so
her
medicine
comes
in
a
tiny
pill
.
She
cannot
swallow
large
tablets
,
so
her
medicine
comes
in
a
tiny
pill
.
From
Middle
English
pil
,
from
Old
French
pilule
,
from
Latin
pilula
meaning
“
small
ball
or
pill
.”
noun
informally
, “
the
pill
”:
a
daily
medicine
taken
by
women
to
prevent
pregnancy
•
Maria
went
to
the
clinic
to
discuss
going
on
the
pill
.
Maria
went
to
the
clinic
to
discuss
going
on
the pill
.
•
Some
women
experience
lighter
periods
after
starting
the
pill
.
Some
women
experience
lighter
periods
after
starting
the
pill
.
Extension
of
the
basic
sense
“
small
tablet
of
medicine
,”
popularized
in
the
1960s
when
the
first
oral
contraceptives
became
widely
available
.
noun
informal
:
a
person
who
is
annoying
,
boring
,
or
unpleasant
•
Don
’
t
invite
Greg
;
he
’
s
a
real
pill
at
parties
.
Don
’
t
invite
Greg
;
he
’
s
a
real
pill
at
parties
.
•
She
can
be
a
pill
when
she
doesn
’
t
get
her
way
.
She
can
be
a
pill
when
she
doesn
’
t
get
her
way
.
Originally
U
.
S
.
slang
(
early
1900s
),
perhaps
playing
on
the
idea
of
an
unpleasant
medicine
one
is
forced
to
swallow
.
verb
of
cloth
or
knitted
fabric
:
to
form
small
balls
of
tangled
fibers
on
the
surface
through
wear
or
washing
•
After
a
few
washes
,
my
favorite
sweater
began
to
pill
.
After
a
few
washes
,
my
favorite
sweater
began
to
pill
.
•
Cheap
fabrics
tend
to
pill
more
quickly
than
high-quality
ones
.
Cheap
fabrics
tend
to
pill
more
quickly
than
high-quality
ones
.
Back-formation
from
the
noun
“
pill
”
in
the
sense
of
a
small
ball
,
first
recorded
in
textile
industry
use
in
the
1950s
.
