What does poll mean in English? Meaning of poll definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "poll": an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Noun
Meaning: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of peopleSynonyms: canvass
opinion poll
poll
public opinion pollHyponyms: exit poll
straw poll
straw voteHypernyms: enquiry
inquiry
researchPronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
Verb
Meaning: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questionsSynonyms: canvas
canvass
pollHyponyms: circularise
circularizeHypernyms: surveyPronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": the top of the head
Noun
Meaning: the top of the headSynonyms: crown
pate
pollHyponyms: tonsureHypernyms: top
top side
upper side
upsidePronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": vote in an election at a polling station
Verb
Meaning: vote in an election at a polling stationSynonyms: pollHypernyms: votePronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": the part of the head between the ears
Noun
Meaning: the part of the head between the earsSynonyms: pollHypernyms: top
top side
upper side
upsidePronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": get the votes of
Verb
Meaning: get the votes ofSynonyms: pollHypernyms: acquire
getPronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": a tame parrot
Noun
Meaning: a tame parrotSynonyms: poll
poll parrotHypernyms: parrotPronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": convert into a pollard
Verb
Meaning: convert into a pollardExample: pollard treesSynonyms: poll
pollardHypernyms: clip
crop
cut back
dress
lop
prune
snip
trimPronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Meaning of "poll": the counting of votes (as in an election)
Noun
Meaning: the counting of votes (as in an election)Synonyms: pollHypernyms: count
counting
enumeration
numeration
reckoning
tallyPronunciation in US: /poʊl/
Pronunciation in UK: /pɒl/
Adjective: A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.A formal election. The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria. Blackstone All soldiers quartered in place are to remove […] and not to return till one day after the poll is ended.Blackstone All soldiers quartered in place are to remove […] and not to return till one day after the poll is ended.A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) The polls close at 8 p.m.(now obsolete except in veterinary contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island ...the doctor, as if to hear better, had taken off his powdered wig, and sat there, looking very strange indeed with his own close-cropped black poll. 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind And you might perceive the president and general manager, Mr. R. G. Atterbury, with his priceless polished poll, busy in the main office room dictating letters..1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island ...the doctor, as if to hear better, had taken off his powdered wig, and sat there, looking very strange indeed with his own close-cropped black poll.1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind And you might perceive the president and general manager, Mr. R. G. Atterbury, with his priceless polished poll, busy in the main office room dictating letters..(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count. Shakespeare We are the greater poll, and in true fear / They gave us our demands. Shakespeare The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand poll.Shakespeare We are the greater poll, and in true fear / They gave us our demands.Shakespeare The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand poll.The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.Synonyms:
count, survey, vote, opinion, voting, ballot, canvass, returns, figures, sampling, enroll, register, tally, canvass, examine, survey, interview, vote, sample, list, ballot, send up a balloon, test the waters,
Antonyms:
ignore, neglect,
