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pill millAn clandestine operation where a medical worker spuriously offers prescription medications to patients in exchange for bribes and not necessarily for any actual need.Rate it:
pill to swallowUsed other than as an idiom: see pill, swallow.Rate it:
pill to swallowSomething to be accepted or tolerated.Rate it:
pillow talkconversation shared by bedmatesRate it:
pimp outTo prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore.Rate it:
pimp outTo make improvements to, to beautify.Rate it:
pimp upto get dressed upRate it:
pimp upto decorate; to prettifyRate it:
pin backTo keep at a distanceRate it:
pin downTo attach or secure with pins.Rate it:
pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:
pin downRequire, Insist Upon An Exact Statement As To The Details Or The Facts In The Matter At Hand: A Firm Affirmation Of Action To Be Taken:Rate it:
pin down1) Hold Under Submission, (Wrestling: 2) Restrain enemy attack, return fire, and movement:Rate it:
pin itStop everything you're doing now at once, at instanceRate it:
pin moneyAn allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use. [from 16th c.]Rate it:
pin moneyA relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant. [from 18th c.]Rate it:
pin tucknarrow ornamental foldRate it:
pin upTo put on display, using a pin.Rate it:
pinch and a punch for the first of the monthSaid the first day of a new month, accompanied by a pinch and a punch to the victim.Rate it:
pinch atTo find fault with; to take exception to.Rate it:
pinch offTo separate from something else, using a pinching motion.Rate it:
pinch one offto defecateRate it:
pinch outTo remove the shoots of a plant: the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit a plant's side shootsRate it:
pinch penniesMean with moneyRate it:
pinch-hitTo bat in place of another player.Rate it:
pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:
pinch-hitTo bat in place of another playerRate it:
pinchpennyOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.Rate it:
pink slimeUsed other than as an idiom: see pink, slime. Slime which is pink.Rate it:
pink slimeAn undesirable pink-colored microbial mass occurring in the slurry used in making paper. [from 1951]Rate it:
pink slimeA meat byproduct produced from scraps by heating and then treating with ammonia to produce a food additive. [from 2002]Rate it:
pink slipAn automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.Rate it:
pink slipNotice of the termination of employment.Rate it:
pink slipTo get out of the jobRate it:
pink upOf a transplanted organ: to acquire a pinkish hue as a result of blood entering it from the circulatory system.Rate it:
pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:
pip to the postto overcome a prominent competitor, gaining his position, especially by making a smart sudden move.Rate it:
pipeMeanings relating to a wind instrument.Rate it:
pipeMeanings relating to a hollow conduit.Rate it:
pipeMeanings relating to a container.Rate it:
pipeMeanings relating to something resembling a tube.Rate it:
pipeMeanings relating to a smoking implement.Rate it:
pipeMeanings relating to computing.Rate it:
pipe downTo be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.Rate it:
pipe dreamA plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility.Rate it:
pipe dreamfanciful hopeRate it:
pipe upTo speak up.Rate it:
piping hotVery hot.Rate it:
piss aboutto misbehave; to act foolishlyRate it:
piss aboutto joke or playRate it:

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