Phonetic Breakdown of "polls"
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
P OW1 L Z
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Definition of "polls"
Noun
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A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.Synonyms: election, survey
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A formal election.Example: "The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria."
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A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)Example: "The polls close at 8 p.m."
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(now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.Synonyms: scalp
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(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
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The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
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The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
Verb
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To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
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To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
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To vote at an election.
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To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.Example: "He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent."
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To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.Example: "to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass"
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To cut the hair of (a creature).
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To remove the horns of (an animal).
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To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.Example: "to poll a tree"
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(communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).Example: "The network hub polled the department's computers to determine which ones could still respond."
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(with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
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To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
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To impose a tax upon.
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To pay as one's personal tax.
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To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
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To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.Example: "a polled deed"
Noun
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A pet parrot.
Noun
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(Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
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