skittle

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪtəl

Noun

skittle (plural skittles)

1. one of the wooden targets used in skittles

Verb

skittle (third-person singular simple present skittles, present participle skittling, simple past and past participle skittled)

1. To play skittles.
2. To beat comprehensively.
3. To use as a recreational drug a certain over-the-counter cough medication that is taken orally and whose tablets are said to resemble Skittles.

See also

• bowling

Anagrams

• kittles