sleeping pill

/ˌslipɪŋ ˈpɪl/
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Other forms: sleeping pills

Definitions of sleeping pill
  1. noun
    a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
    synonyms: sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping tablet
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    type of:
    lozenge, pill, tab, tablet
    a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
    hypnotic, soporific
    a drug that induces sleep
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