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pill up

pill up verb: to become thoroughly pilled (to form small matted balls of fiber). Also the misspelling of pile up.

Verb

pill up (third-person singular simple present pills up, present participle pilling up, simple past and past participle pilled up)

  1. (intransitive) To become thoroughly pilled (to form small matted balls of fiber).
  2. (intransitive) To flake off the skin.
  3. (intransitive) To use drugs in pill form (a small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication).

Also used as

pill up is also the misspelling of pile up.

Forms of pill up

third-person singular presentpills up
present participlepilling up
past participlepilled up
pastpilled up

Questions about pill up

What does pill up mean?
Pill up means to become thoroughly pilled (to form small matted balls of fiber).
What part of speech is pill up?
Pill up is a verb.
What is the past tense of pill up?
The past tense of pill up is pilled up.

Words near pill up in the dictionary

  1. pill reminders
  2. pill rolling
  3. pill tile
  4. pill tiles
  5. pill to swallow
  6. pill up
  7. pill-box
  8. pill-boxes
  9. pill-popper
  10. pill-poppers
  11. Pilla

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