Definitions of poll [ʊl]

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Definition of 'poll'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) poll
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from a selected or random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.

2.  poll
the act of voting in an election.

3.  poll
the registration of such votes.

4.  poll
Usu., polls. the place where votes are cast.

5.  poll
the number of votes cast.

6.  poll
a list or enumeration of individuals, as for purposes of taxing or voting.

7.  poll
the head, esp. the part of it on which the hair grows.

8.  poll
the back of the head.

9.  poll
the rear portion of the head of a horse; the nape.

10.  poll
the part of the head between the ears of certain animals, as the horse and cow.

11.  poll
the broad end or face of a hammer.

12. (v.t.) poll
to take a sampling of the attitudes or opinions of.

13.  poll
to receive at the polls, as votes.

14.  poll
to enroll (someone) in a list or register, as for purposes of taxing or voting.

15.  poll
to take or register the votes of (persons).

16.  poll
to deposit or cast at the polls, as a vote.

17.  poll
to bring to the polls, as voters.

18.  poll
to cut short or cut off the hair, wool, etc., of (an animal) or the horns of (cattle).

19.  poll
to cut short or cut off (hair, wool, etc.).

20.  poll
to cut off the top of (a tree); pollard.

21. (v.i.) poll
to vote at the polls; cast one's vote.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME polle (hair of the) head < MLG: hair of the head, top of a tree or other plant; akin to Sw pull crown of the head)

Definition of 'poll'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

2. (noun) pate, poll, crown
the top of the head

3. (noun) poll
the part of the head between the ears

4. (noun) poll, poll parrot
a tame parrot

5. (verb) poll
the counting of votes (as in an election)

6. (verb) poll, canvass, canvas
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

7. (verb) poll
vote in an election at a polling station

8. (verb) poll
get the votes of

9. (verb) poll, pollard
convert into a pollard
"pollard trees"

Definition of 'poll'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) poll
a survey to find out people's opinions
an opinion poll; the most recent political polls

2. poll
the polls
where people go to vote
The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

3. (verb) poll
to use a poll to find out people's opinions
We are currently polling young voters.

Definition of 'poll'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) poll
a parrot; -- familiarly so called

2. (noun) poll
one who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman

3. (noun) poll
the head; the back part of the head

4. (noun) poll
a number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals

5. (noun) poll
specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election

6. (noun) poll
the casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll

7. (noun) poll
the place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls

8. (noun) poll
the broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax

9. (noun) poll
the European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a)

10. (verb) poll
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

11. (verb) poll
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

12. (verb) poll
to extort from; to plunder; to strip

13. (verb) poll
to impose a tax upon

14. (verb) poll
to pay as one's personal tax

15. (verb) poll
to enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one

16. (verb) poll
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

17. (verb) poll
to cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll

18. (verb) poll
to vote at an election

Definitions of 'poll'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. poll
1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status of an input line, sensor, or memory location to see if a particular external event has been registered.

2. To repeatedly call or check with someone: “I keep polling him, but he's not answering his phone; he must be swapped out.”

3. To ask. “Lunch? I poll for a takeout order daily.”

Translation of 'poll'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an election They organized a poll to elect a president.
Afrikaans: verkiesing	Arabic: إقْتِراع، تَصْويت	Bulgarian: избори
Brazilian: eleição	Czech: volby	German: die Abstimmung
Danish: valg; afstemning	Greek: ψηφοφορία, εκλογές	Spanish: elecciones, votación
Estonian: valimised	Farsi: رای گیری	Finnish: vaali
French: élection	Hebrew: בְּחִירוֹת	Hindi: मतदान
Croatian: izbor	Hungarian: szavazás	Indonesian: pemungutan suara
Icelandic: kosningar	Italian: votazione	Japanese: 投票
Korean: 투표	Lithuanian: rinkimai, balsavimas	Latvian: vēlēšanas; balsošana
Malay: pilihan raya	Dutch: verkiezing	Norwegian: valg, avstemning
Polish: wybory, głosowane	Persian: رای گیری	Pashto: ټاكنى
Portuguese: eleição	Romanian: alegeri	Russian: голосование
Slovak: voľby	Slovenian: volitve	Serbian: glasnaje
Swedish: val	Thai: การเลือกตั้ง	Turkish: seçim
Taiwanese: 投票選舉	Ukrainian: голосування; балотування	Urdu: اليکشن، انتخاب
Vietnamese: cuộc bầu cử	Chinese: 投票选举
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