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[pɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole
(e.g: an overdose of sleeping pills)
- a tedious or unpleasant person
- (in some sports) a humorous term for a ball
Phrases:
- a bitter pill to swallow
- sweeten the pill
Origin
:
late Middle English: ultimately from Latin pilula ‘little ball’, diminutive of pila; compare with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pille
[pɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of knitted fabric) form small balls of fluff on its surface
(e.g: synthetics can pill but otherwise wear fairly well)
Phrases:
Origin
:
1950s: from the noun pill denoting a small ball of fluff, extended sense of pill
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