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sleeping pill
US /ˈsliː.pɪŋ ˌpɪl/
UK /ˈsliː.pɪŋ ˌpɪl/
1.
a tablet containing a sedative drug, taken to induce sleep
:
•
She took a
sleeping pill
to help her fall asleep on the long flight.
•
He was prescribed
sleeping pills
for his insomnia.
:
hypnotic
sedative
soporific
:
pill
sleep
to sleep
sleep on
sleep in
a bitter pill (to swallow)
sleeping sickness