noun
1 medicine
ADJECTIVE
▪ diet , sleeping , vitamin
▪ prescription ( esp. AmE )
… OF PILLS
▪ bottle
VERB + PILL
▪ pop ( informal ), swallow , take
▪ give sb , prescribe (sb)
▪
The doctor prescribed her some ~s to help her sleep.
2 the pill to avoid becoming pregnant
ADJECTIVE
▪ birth-control ( esp. AmE ), contraceptive
▪ abortion , morning-after
VERB + THE PILL
▪ be on , go on , use
▪ prescribe (sb) , put sb on
▪
Her doctor put her on the ~ at 16.
▪ take sb off
▪ come off ( esp. BrE ), stop taking