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noun

An unpleasant, tiresome person: bore. Slang drip, dweeb, jerk, nerd, poop². See like/dislike.

If the pill is a vitamin, then swallowing a pill in a dream might reflect a desire to take care of one's health. Taking a pill can be a metaphor for accepting something unpleasant-"swallowing a bitter pill." We also refer to birth control pills as "The Pill," and sometimes irritating people are referred to as "pills."

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1. pill
   noun, spec
   
   1: pl.
   a: The testicles. (1608 —) .
   
   b: Nonsense, rubbish. (1935 —) .
   I. Miller I explained to him about the prayers...'Awful pills,' I whispered; 'but it can't be helped' (1935).
   
   
   2: A bullet or shell; a bomb, a handgrenade; . an atomic bomb. (1618 —) .
   P. G. Hart When I got over the town I let my pills go (1939).
   
   3:
   a: dated A pellet of opium for smoking. (1786 —) .
   
   b: A cigarette. (1914 —) .
   D. Hammett Those pills you smoke are terrible (1927).
   
   c: A tablet of barbiturate or amphetamine. (1963 —) .
   
   
   4: A doctor; (a member of) the Royal Army Medical Corps. (1835 —) .
   
   5: Someone disliked or held in contempt. (1865 —) .
   B. Garfield 'Do you love your wife?'...'You're a pill. Yes, I love her' (1977).
   
   6: A ball: in Football, Golf, and other sports. (1896 —) .
   
   [In sense 2, earliest with the meaning 'cannon-ball'.]
2. pill
   verb trans., dated
   
   To fail (an examination candidate). (1908 — 25).
   
   [From earlier sense, to blackball.]

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A small globular or oval medicated mass to be swallowed; a tablet.

• enteric-coated p. — one enclosed in a substance that dissolves only when it has reached the intestines.

For a list of words related to pill, see:

• PHARMACOLOGY - pill: small ball or tablet of medicine to be swallowed whole; oral contraceptive
• Baseball - pill: the baseball, particularly one that is moving through the air
• Golf
• Behavior or Personality
• Contraception and Fertility - pill: birth-control pill
• Drug Names and Forms - pill: Slang. pellet of opium

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - pille
v. tr. - lave til piller
v. intr. - trille kugler, som ligner piller

idioms:

• morning-after pill    fortrydelsespille
• on the pill    tage P-piller
• pill box    pilleæske

2.
v. intr. - skalle af
v. tr. - underkaste pengeafpresning

Nederlands (Dutch)
pil, bal, saaie/irritante persoon, de pil, pluizen, pillen voorschrijven, tegen (iemands lidmaatschap) stemmen, pellen de pil vergulden

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Méd) comprimé, cachet, pilule
v. tr. - doser de pilules, fabriquer des pilules, blackbouler
v. intr. - boulocher, pelucher

idioms:

• morning-after pill    pilule du lendemain
• on the pill    (prendre/commencer) à prendre la pilule
• pill box    boîte de pilules

2.
v. intr. - floconner, s'écailler
v. tr. - soumettre à l'extorsion

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pille
v. - mit Pillen behandeln

idioms:

• morning-after pill    Pille danach
• on the pill    (ugs) die Pille nehmen
• pill box    Pillenschachtel

2.
v. - abgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δισκίο, χάπι, αντισυλληπτικό χάπι, (μτφ.) οτιδήποτε δυσάρεστο αλλ' αναπόφευκτο
v. - γδέρνω, ξεφλουδίζω, αρπάζω, λεηλατώ, ξεγυμνώνω

idioms:

• morning-after pill    αντισυλληπτικό χάπι (που παίρνεται μετά τη συνουσία)
• on the pill    παίρνω αντισυλληπτικά χάπια
• pill box    κουτάκι για χάπια

Italiano (Italian)
saccheggiare, spellare, pillola

idioms:

• a bitter pill to swallow    una pillola da inghiottire
• morning-after pill    pillola del giorno dopo
• pill box    casamatta, scatoletta per pillole, fortino, utilitaria
• sugar/sweeten the pill    addolcire la pillola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pílula (f), pílula anticoncepcional, bola (f)
v. - tomar uma pílula, pilhar

idioms:

• a bitter pill to swallow    algo difícil de engolir
• morning-after pill    pílula do dia seguinte
• pill box    caixa de pílulas
• sugar/sweeten the pill    tentar amenizar

Русский (Russian)
таблетка

idioms:

• a bitter pill to swallow    горькая пилюля
• morning-after pill    противозачаточная таблетка
• pill box    коробочка для таблеток, долговременное огневое сооружение
• sugar/sweeten the pill    подсластить пилюлю

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - píldora
v. tr. - votar en contra de, transformar en píldoras, recetar píldoras
v. intr. - formar pequeñas bolas semejando píldoras

idioms:

• morning-after pill    píldora del día siguiente
• on the pill    estar tomando la píldora
• pill box    pastillero, fortín, casquete, gorra

2.
v. intr. - caer como escamas o copos
v. tr. - someter a extorsión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - piller, obehaglig person (sl.), kula (sl.), noppa (på stickat plagg)
v. - ge piller, noppa sig (om stickade plagg)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 药丸, 药片, 无法避免的讨厌事, 屈辱事, 口服避孕药, 讨厌的家伙, 把...制成丸剂, 投票反对, 使服用药丸

idioms:

• morning-after pill    第二天晨后服用的避孕药
• on the pill    服用避孕药
• pill box    药盒, 装药丸的容器, 碉堡, 圆形小堡垒

2. 把...制成丸剂, 投票反对, 使服用药丸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 藥丸, 藥片, 無法避免的討厭事, 屈辱事, 口服避孕藥, 討厭的傢伙
v. tr. - 把...製成丸劑, 投票反對, 使服用藥丸
v. intr. - 把...製成丸劑, 投票反對, 使服用藥丸

idioms:

• morning-after pill    第二天晨後服用的避孕藥
• on the pill    服用避孕藥
• pill box    藥盒, 裝藥丸的容器, 碉堡, 圓形小堡壘

2.
v. intr. - 把...製成丸劑, 投票反對, 使服用藥丸
v. tr. - 把...製成丸劑, 投票反對, 使服用藥丸

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 알약
v. tr. - 환약으로 만들다, 반대 투표를 하다
v. intr. - 환약 모양으로 만들다

2.
v. intr. - 껍질을 벗기다
v. tr. - 껍질을 벗기다, 약탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 丸薬, ピル, 経口避妊薬

idioms:

• morning-after pill    経口避妊薬
• pill box    ピルボックス
• sleeping pill    睡眠薬
• sugar/sweeten the pill    遠回しに言う, 不快感を和らげる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرص, حبه دواء, كرة التنس, كرة الغولف (فعل) يقشر, يجزأ, يصوت ضد شخص ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גלולה, כורח לא נעים או מכאיב, השפלה, כדור, כדורגל או פצצה (מדוברת), תרופה בצורת גלולה או טבלית קטנה‬
v. tr. - ‮קבע מינון לגלולות, עשה לגלולות, הצביע נגד (מועמד)‬
v. intr. - ‮יצר כדורים דמויי גלולות‬
v. intr. - ‮נשרו (קשקשים וכו')‬
v. tr. - ‮הפעיל סחטנות נגד (אדם)‬

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