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verb

IPA: /pəʊld/

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The correct spelling is polled. To take, record the votes of (an electorate). For example: "He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent."

Usage Examples

He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.

to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass

to poll a tree

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
  2. 2.To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
  3. 3.To vote at an election.
  4. 4.To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
  5. 5.To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.

adjective

  1. 1.Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
  2. 2.Cropped; bald.
  3. 3.Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.

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