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Definition of "sleeping pill" []

  • A sedative or hypnotic drug, especially a barbiturate, in the form of a pill or capsule used to relieve insomnia. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sleeping pill" in a sentence
  • "It sounded like Bobby, but I'd taken a sleeping pill and I was pretty groggy."
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