Meaning

• A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

• (definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.

  "Jane went on the pill when she left for college."

• A comical or entertaining person.

• A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

• A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.

• A baseball.

• A bullet (projectile).

• A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.

Meaning

• Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.

• To form into the shape of a pill.

  "Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists."

• To medicate with pills.

  "She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines."

• To persuade or convince someone of something.