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sleeping pill
noun
- a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
sleeping pill
noun
- a pill or tablet containing a sedative drug, such as a barbiturate, used to induce sleep
Word History and Origins
Origin of sleeping pill1
Example Sentences
A friend offered me a sleeping pill, which should relax me and make me sleep well.
I had previously taken the odd sleeping pill, but I don’t like to take them for no reason because I am afraid of developing a dependency on them and then not being able to sleep on my own.
He was prescribed sleeping pills, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, antihistamines, opioids, and opiates by the Reno, Nevada, VA, after his service to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as disk degeneration in his back, he said.
I took a sleeping pill before I went to work and nodded off at my desk.
As we pulled into the graveyard, I took a sleeping pill by accident instead of my antidepressant.
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