Definition of pimple Pimple

/pɪˈmpʌl/ - [pimpul] - pim•ple

We found 10 definitions of pimple from 7 different sources.

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What does pimple mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pimples

pimple - a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
  hickey, zit
  acne an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
  papule a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pimple (Noun)
    An inflamed raised and colored spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
  • pimple (Noun)
    An annoying person.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pimple (n.)
    Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not.
  • pimple (n.)
    Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pimple
    A painful, local inflammation of the skin, caused by infection of a hair follicle. Usually, a hard core and pus are present.
  • pimple
    A result of a blockage of the skin's pore.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pimple
    pim′pl, n. a pustule: a small swelling.—adjs. Pim′pled, Pim′ply, having pimples. [A.S. pipel, nasalised from L. papula, a pustule.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • pimple
    The head.

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