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Meaning of 'poll' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Poll [ n.]
- A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
- One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
- The head; the back part of the head.
- A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
- Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
- The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
- The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
- The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
- The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
2 . Poll [ v. i.]
- To vote at an election.
3 . Poll [ v. t.]
- To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
- To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
- To impose a tax upon.
- To pay as one's personal tax.
- To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
- To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.

Meaning of 'poll' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . poll [ v]
Meaning (1):
- convert into a pollard
Example in sentence:
  • pollard trees

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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