pill

US /pɪl/
UK /pɪl/
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1.

a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole

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Take one pill with water after meals.
The doctor prescribed some sleeping pills.
2.

a small, usually round, object or mass, especially one formed by fibers or hairs on a fabric

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This sweater is starting to get little pills on it.
You can use a fabric shaver to remove the pills from your clothes.
1.

to form into small balls or lumps, especially on fabric

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This fabric tends to pill easily after a few washes.
The old blanket started to pill badly.