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pill

/pɪl/

pillnoun

pills

/pɪl/

Translations

таблетка

She took a pill for her headache.

Она приняла таблетку от головной боли.

пилюля

The doctor prescribed a pill to help with her anxiety.

Доктор прописал пилюлю, чтобы помочь с её тревожностью.

Additional translations

лекарство

драже

капсула

Definitions

A small, round, solid pharmaceutical dosage form intended for oral administration.

She took a pill to relieve her headache.

A contraceptive tablet taken by women to prevent pregnancy.

She has been on the pill for several years.

A person who is difficult to deal with or tolerate.

He's such a pill when he doesn't get his way.

A small ball of tangled fibers that forms on the surface of fabric as a result of wear or washing.

After a few uses, little pills appeared on the sweater's sleeves.

Synonyms

pillverb

pilled

Past Simple

pilled

Past Participle

pilling

Gerund

/pɪl/

Translations

глотать

She had to pill the medicine quickly.

Ей пришлось быстро глотать лекарство.

Definitions

To give a pill to (someone, especially an animal) orally.

It's never easy to pill a reluctant cat.

(of fabric) To form small balls of fiber on the surface, or (transitive) to cause this to happen.

This cardigan pills easily if you wash it in hot water.

Synonyms

ball up

give (medicine)

pilladjective

/pɪl/

Attributive use: relating to, containing, or designed for pills.

Definitions

Attributive, designating something intended for holding, containing, or related to pills.

She kept her medication in a pill box on the nightstand.