verb Download 🔗Share To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole. Examples : "Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work." nautical sailing sport action vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To identify something quite precisely using a telescope. Examples : "He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity." astronomy technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To stir, as molten glass, with a pole. Examples : "The glassblower was carefully poling the molten glass in the furnace to remove bubbles and ensure even heat distribution. " material utensil process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike (the ball) very hard. Examples : "He was poling the baseball so hard that it cleared the fence easily. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles. Examples : "The engineers are poling the ceramic material to make it generate electricity when pressure is applied. " material substance physics technology energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles. Examples : "the poling of a boat" action sport nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The operation of dispersing wormcasts over the walks with poles. Examples : "The groundskeeper performed poling on the lawn, spreading the worm castings evenly across the grass. " agriculture environment nature process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc. Examples : "The construction workers carefully placed the poling along the sides of the deep trench to prevent a cave-in. " technical building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading