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The correct spelling is polled.
How to pronounce polled
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.To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- 2.To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- 3.To vote at an election.
- 4.To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
- 5.To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
adjective
- 1.Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
- 2.Cropped; bald.
- 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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