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Collocations for pill - noun

1. medicine

ADJECTIVE

diet, sleeping, vitamin
prescription (esp. AmE)

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… OF PILLS

bottle

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VERB + pill

pop (informal), swallow, take
give sb, prescribe (sb)
The doctor prescribed her some pills to help her sleep.

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2. (the pill) to avoid becoming pregnant

ADJECTIVE

birth-control (esp. AmE), contraceptive
abortion, morning-after

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VERB + the pill

be on, go on, use
prescribe (sb), put sb on
Her doctor put her on the pill at 16.
take sb off
come off (esp. BrE), stop taking

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