pill up

verb

To become thoroughly pilled (to form small matted balls of fiber).

Meanings

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

present singular third person pills up · participle present pilling up · participle past pilled up · past pilled up

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

pill up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20up

MLA

“pill up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pill up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20up.

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