POLL
\pˈə͡ʊl], \pˈəʊl], \p_ˈəʊ_l]\
Definitions of POLL
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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get the opinions of people, for example
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the counting of votes (as in an election)
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a tame parrot
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the part of the head between the ears
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get the votes of
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the counting of votes (as in an election)
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a tame parrot
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the part of the head between the ears
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get the votes of
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convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
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get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
By Princeton University
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The head; the back part of the head.
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A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
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Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
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The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
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The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
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The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
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The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
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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.
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To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
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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, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
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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.
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To vote at an election.
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A parrot; - familiarly so called.
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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.
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To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee poll.
By Oddity Software
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The head; the back part of the head.
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A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
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Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
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The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
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The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
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The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
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The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
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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.
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To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
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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, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
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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.
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To vote at an election.
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A parrot; - familiarly so called.
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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.
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To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee poll.
By Noah Webster.
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The head, especially the back part of it; a list of persons, especially those entitled to vote at elections; an election; number of votes recorded at an election; place where votes are cast: usually.
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To lop, clip, or shear; as, to poll trees or sheep; to enroll, as for voting; to examine or record the votes of; as, to poll a jury; receive votes; as, he polled a large majority; to cast or drop in a ballot box.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A familiar name, often of a parrot.
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The round part of the head, esp. the back of it: a register of heads or persons: the entry of the names of electors who vote for civil officers, such as members of Congress: an election of civil officers: the place where the votes are taken.
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To remove the top: to cut: to clip: to lop, as the branches of a tree: to enter one's name in a register: to bring to the poll as a voter.
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POLLER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To enroll; canvass; vote.
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To lop; clip; shear.
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The head; hence, a person, or a list of persons.
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The voting or votes at an election.
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Voting-place.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Dutch, German] The head, or the back part of the head;—a register of heads, that is, of persons;—hence, the entry of the names of electors who vote in parliamentary or municipal elections;—the place where an election is held;—the count of votes given in an election.
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n. A parrot—familiarly so called.
