The Meaning of poll

• (n.) A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
• (n.) One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
• (n.) The head; the back part of the head.
• (n.) A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
• (n.) Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
• (n.) The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
• (n.) The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
• (n.) The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
• (n.) The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
• (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.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
• (v. t.) To impose a tax upon.
• (v. t.) To pay as one's personal tax.
• (v. t.) To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.
• (v. i.) To vote at an election.

Synonyms

opinion poll , public opinion poll , canvass , pate , crown , poll parrot , canvass , canvas , pollard

Homophones

poehl , pohl , pole

Rhymes

amphibole , anatole , atoll , bankroll , blowhole , boal , boehl , bohl , bole , boll , bowl , buol , buttonhole , cajole , casserole , charcoal , coal , coale , cole , colle , console , control , cubbyhole , decontrol , devaul , dhole , dipole , doell , dole , droll , ecole , enroll , espanol , extol , fishbowl , flagpole , foal , foale , fohl , foxhole , glycerol , glycol , goal , gohl , groll , hoel , hohl , hole , interpol , keyhole , knoell , knoll , koehl , koelle , kohl , kol , kole , lodgepole , loophole , madole , manhole , mcdole , metropol , mohl , mole , monopole , nicole , nicolle , nohl , nole , noll , ohl , ole , oriole , pajole , parole , patrol , payroll , pfohl , pigeonhole , pinhole , pistole , poehl , pohl , pole , pothole , redpoll , rock-and-roll , roehl , roell , roelle , rohl , rol , role , roll , rolle , schaul , scroll , self-control , seoul , shoal , shole , sinkhole , skoal , sohl , sole , soul , sowle , stole , stoll , strohl , strole , stroll , tadpole , thoele , thole , toal , toelle , tole , toll , troll , voell , walpole , whole , woehl , wohl