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polls

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A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

Examples :

""The latest polls show that most students prefer longer summer vacations." "

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A formal election.

Examples :

"The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria."

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A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)

Examples :

"The polls close at 8 p.m."

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(now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.

Examples :

"The old farmer scratched at the itchy polls of his head after spending all day in the sun. "

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(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

Examples :

"The principal asked the teachers to help supervise the polls of students lining up for the school bus. "

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The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.

Examples :

"The carpenter struck the nail squarely with the poll of his hammer. "

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The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.

Examples :

"The fisherman proudly displayed his catch, which included two trout and a surprisingly large polls. "

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To take, record the votes of (an electorate).

Examples :

"The school board polls the parents to see what they think about the new curriculum. "

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To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).

Examples :

"The teacher polls the class every Friday to get a sense of which topics need more review before the test. "

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To vote at an election.

Examples :

"Citizens poll to choose their next mayor. "

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To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.

Examples :

"He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent."

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To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.

Examples :

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

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To cut the hair of (a creature).

Examples :

"The farmer polls the sheep in the spring to keep them cool during the summer. "

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To remove the horns of (an animal).

Examples :

"The farmer plans to poll the young calves next week to prevent them from hurting each other later. "

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To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.

Examples :

"to poll a tree"

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(communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).

Examples :

"The teacher will poll the students to see which online learning platform they prefer. "

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(with adverb) To be judged in a poll.

Examples :

"The new school cafeteria design will be polled by students next week. "

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To extort from; to plunder; to strip.

Examples :

"The corrupt tax collector threatened businesses, using intimidation to poll them of their hard-earned profits. "

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To impose a tax upon.

Examples :

"The government polls citizens to fund public services like roads and schools. "

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To pay as one's personal tax.

Examples :

"In colonial America, every male citizen over sixteen was required to poll a shilling annually. "

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To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.

Examples :

"The government official will poll each household in the village to determine the population for resource allocation. "

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To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.

Examples :

"a polled deed"

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noun

Examples :

"This is impossible. The definition "A pet parrot" is not a definition of the word "polls." "Polls" refers to surveys of public opinion. There is no context where "polls" means "a pet parrot." "

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(Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.

Examples :

"> At Cambridge in the past, John was known as a polls; he aimed only for a passing grade, not honors. "

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