pole

[ pohl ]

/ poʊl /

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noun

a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a telephone pole; a fishing pole.

Northeastern U.S. a long, tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals drawing it.

Nautical.

a light spar.
that part of a mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the truck.

the lane of a racetrack nearest to the infield; the inside lane.Compare post¹ (def. 5).

a unit of length equal to 16½ feet (5 meters); a rod.

a square rod, 30¼ square yards (25.3 sq. m).

verb (used with object), poled, pol·ing.

to furnish with poles.

to push, strike, or propel with a pole: to pole a raft.

Baseball. to make (an extra-base hit) by batting the ball hard and far: He poled a triple to deep right-center.

Metallurgy. to stir (molten metal, as copper, tin, or zinc) with poles of green wood so as to produce carbon, which reacts with the oxygen present to effect deoxidation.

verb (used without object), poled, pol·ing.

to propel a boat, raft, etc., with a pole: to pole down the river.

Idioms for pole

under bare poles,

Nautical. (of a sailing ship) with no sails set, as during a violent storm.
stripped; naked; destitute: The thugs robbed him and left him under bare poles.

Origin of pole

before 1050; Middle English; Old English pāl<Latin pālus stake. See pale²

OTHER WORDS FROM pole

poleless, adjectiveun·poled, adjective

Words nearby pole

polar stratospheric cloud, polar vortex, polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat, pole compass

Definition for pole (2 of 4)

pole²

[ pohl ]

/ poʊl /

noun

each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.

Astronomy. celestial pole.

one of two opposite or contrasted principles or tendencies: His behavior ranges between the poles of restraint and abandon.

a point of concentration of interest, attention, etc.: The beautiful actress was the pole of everyone's curiosity.

Electricity, Magnetism. either of the two regions or parts of an electric battery, magnet, or the like, that exhibits electrical or magnetic polarity.

Cell Biology.

either end of an ideal axis in a nucleus, cell, or ovum, about which parts are more or less symmetrically arranged.
either end of a spindle-shaped figure formed in a cell during mitosis.
the place at which a cell extension or process begins, as a nerve cell axon or a flagellum.

Mathematics.

a singular point at which a given function of a complex variable can be expanded in a Laurent series beginning with a specified finite, negative power of the variable.
origin (def. 6b).

Crystallography. a line perpendicular to a crystal face and passing through the crystal center.

Origin of pole

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin polus<Greek pólos pivot, axis, pole

Definition for pole (3 of 4)

Pole¹

[ pohl ]

/ poʊl /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Poland.

Definition for pole (4 of 4)

Pole²

[ pohl ]

/ poʊl /

noun

Reginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.

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Example sentences from the Web for pole

Occasionally a pamphlet for a salsa class might be tossed on a doorstop or stuck on a pole near a bus stop.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It seems to me that both sides need to move toward the “staying connected” pole.
Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress|Gene Robinson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both political parties, and the President, have moved too close to the “standing alone” pole.
Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress|Gene Robinson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gozik watched as the MPs used garrison belts to tie the condemned man to the pole.
The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“John Paul to a Pole is like St. Patrick to the Irish,” she said.
Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of the shore folk said it was icebergs that the shipmen saw; but icebergs never sailed so far from the pole, they answered.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate|Charles M. Skinner
Carl had to go to the very top of the pole, and then had some difficulty in tearing her from her hold.
O Pioneers!|Willa Cather
Afterwards the chiefs told the criers to tell the people that when Pole was completed they should see it.
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains|Unknown
The passions and the heart he had found intelligible and much the same from Indus to the Pole.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
Two Crows said that the pole rested on the scalp when it was in the lodge.
Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))|James Owen Dorsey

British Dictionary definitions for pole (1 of 4)

pole¹

/ (pəʊl) /

noun

a long slender usually round piece of wood, metal, or other material

the piece of timber on each side of which a pair of carriage horses are hitched

another name for rod (def. 7)

horse racing, mainly US and Canadian

the inside lane of a racecourse
(as modifier)the pole position
one of a number of markers placed at intervals of one sixteenth of a mile along the side of a racecourse

nautical

any light spar
the part of a mast between the head and the attachment of the uppermost shrouds

under bare poles nautical (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set

up the pole British, Australian and NZ informal

slightly mad
mistaken; on the wrong track

verb

(tr) to strike or push with a pole

(tr)

to set out (an area of land or garden) with poles
to support (a crop, such as hops or beans) on poles

(tr) to deoxidize (a molten metal, esp copper) by stirring it with green wood

to punt (a boat)

Word Origin for pole

Old English pāl, from Latin pālus a stake, prop; see pale ²

British Dictionary definitions for pole (2 of 4)

pole²

/ (pəʊl) /

noun

either of the two antipodal points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the earth's surfaceSee also North Pole, South Pole

astronomy short for celestial pole

physics

either of the two regions at the extremities of a magnet to which the lines of force converge or from which they diverge
either of two points or regions in a piece of material, system, etc, at which there are opposite electric charges, as at the two terminals of a battery

maths an isolated singularity of an analytical function

biology

either end of the axis of a cell, spore, ovum, or similar body
either end of the spindle formed during the metaphase of mitosis and meiosis

physiol the point on a neuron from which the axon or dendrites project from the cell body

either of two mutually exclusive or opposite actions, opinions, etc

geometry the origin in a system of polar or spherical coordinates

any fixed point of reference

poles apart or poles asunder having widely divergent opinions, tastes, etc

from pole to pole throughout the entire world

Word Origin for pole

C14: from Latin polus end of an axis, from Greek polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek kuklos circle

British Dictionary definitions for pole (3 of 4)

Pole¹

/ (pəʊl) /

noun

a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Poland or a speaker of Polish

British Dictionary definitions for pole (4 of 4)

Pole²

/ (pəʊl) /

noun

Reginald. 1500–58, English cardinal; last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with pole

pole

see low man on the totem pole; not touch with a ten-foot pole.

Medical definitions for pole

pole

[ pōl ]

n.

Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body.

Either extremity of an axis through a sphere.

Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell.

Scientific definitions for pole

pole

[ pōl ]

Mathematics

Either of the points at which an axis that passes through the center of a sphere intersects the surface of the sphere.
The fixed point used as a reference in a system of polar coordinates. It corresponds to the origin in the Cartesian coordinate system.

Geography Either of the points at which the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; the North Pole or South Pole.
Either of the two similar points on another planet.

Physics A magnetic pole.

Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, such as the two electrodes of an electrolytic cell or the electric terminals of a battery.

Biology

Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body.
Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.

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释义	pole ¹ [ pohl ] / poʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pole ON THESAURUS.COM noun a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a telephone pole; a fishing pole. Northeastern U.S. a long, tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals drawing it. Nautical. a light spar. that part of a mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the truck. the lane of a racetrack nearest to the infield; the inside lane.Compare post¹ (def. 5). a unit of length equal to 16½ feet (5 meters); a rod. a square rod, 30¼ square yards (25.3 sq. m). verb (used with object), poled, pol·ing. to furnish with poles. to push, strike, or propel with a pole: to pole a raft. Baseball. to make (an extra-base hit) by batting the ball hard and far: He poled a triple to deep right-center. Metallurgy. to stir (molten metal, as copper, tin, or zinc) with poles of green wood so as to produce carbon, which reacts with the oxygen present to effect deoxidation. verb (used without object), poled, pol·ing. to propel a boat, raft, etc., with a pole: to pole down the river. Idioms for pole under bare poles, Nautical. (of a sailing ship) with no sails set, as during a violent storm. stripped; naked; destitute: The thugs robbed him and left him under bare poles. Origin of pole ¹ before 1050; Middle English; Old English pāl<Latin pālus stake. See pale² OTHER WORDS FROM pole poleless, adjectiveun·poled, adjective Words nearby pole polar stratospheric cloud, polar vortex, polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat, pole compass Definition for pole (2 of 4) pole² [ pohl ] / poʊl / noun each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body. Astronomy. celestial pole. one of two opposite or contrasted principles or tendencies: His behavior ranges between the poles of restraint and abandon. a point of concentration of interest, attention, etc.: The beautiful actress was the pole of everyone's curiosity. Electricity, Magnetism. either of the two regions or parts of an electric battery, magnet, or the like, that exhibits electrical or magnetic polarity. Cell Biology. either end of an ideal axis in a nucleus, cell, or ovum, about which parts are more or less symmetrically arranged. either end of a spindle-shaped figure formed in a cell during mitosis. the place at which a cell extension or process begins, as a nerve cell axon or a flagellum. Mathematics. a singular point at which a given function of a complex variable can be expanded in a Laurent series beginning with a specified finite, negative power of the variable. origin (def. 6b). Crystallography. a line perpendicular to a crystal face and passing through the crystal center. Origin of pole ² 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin polus<Greek pólos pivot, axis, pole Definition for pole (3 of 4) Pole¹ [ pohl ] / poʊl / noun a native or inhabitant of Poland. Definition for pole (4 of 4) Pole² [ pohl ] / poʊl / noun Reginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pole Occasionally a pamphlet for a salsa class might be tossed on a doorstop or stuck on a pole near a bus stop. Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread\|IranWire\|January 2, 2015\|DAILY BEAST It seems to me that both sides need to move toward the “staying connected” pole. Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress\|Gene Robinson\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Both political parties, and the President, have moved too close to the “standing alone” pole. Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress\|Gene Robinson\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Gozik watched as the MPs used garrison belts to tie the condemned man to the pole. The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion\|Michael Daly\|June 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “John Paul to a Pole is like St. Patrick to the Irish,” she said. Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|April 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Some of the shore folk said it was icebergs that the shipmen saw; but icebergs never sailed so far from the pole, they answered. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate\|Charles M. Skinner Carl had to go to the very top of the pole, and then had some difficulty in tearing her from her hold. O Pioneers!\|Willa Cather Afterwards the chiefs told the criers to tell the people that when Pole was completed they should see it. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains\|Unknown The passions and the heart he had found intelligible and much the same from Indus to the Pole. It Is Never Too Late to Mend\|Charles Reade Two Crows said that the pole rested on the scalp when it was in the lodge. Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))\|James Owen Dorsey British Dictionary definitions for pole (1 of 4) pole¹ / (pəʊl) / noun a long slender usually round piece of wood, metal, or other material the piece of timber on each side of which a pair of carriage horses are hitched another name for rod (def. 7) horse racing, mainly US and Canadian the inside lane of a racecourse (as modifier)the pole position one of a number of markers placed at intervals of one sixteenth of a mile along the side of a racecourse nautical any light spar the part of a mast between the head and the attachment of the uppermost shrouds under bare poles nautical (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set up the pole British, Australian and NZ informal slightly mad mistaken; on the wrong track verb (tr) to strike or push with a pole (tr) to set out (an area of land or garden) with poles to support (a crop, such as hops or beans) on poles (tr) to deoxidize (a molten metal, esp copper) by stirring it with green wood to punt (a boat) Word Origin for pole Old English pāl, from Latin pālus a stake, prop; see pale ² British Dictionary definitions for pole (2 of 4) pole² / (pəʊl) / noun either of the two antipodal points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the earth's surfaceSee also North Pole, South Pole astronomy short for celestial pole physics either of the two regions at the extremities of a magnet to which the lines of force converge or from which they diverge either of two points or regions in a piece of material, system, etc, at which there are opposite electric charges, as at the two terminals of a battery maths an isolated singularity of an analytical function biology either end of the axis of a cell, spore, ovum, or similar body either end of the spindle formed during the metaphase of mitosis and meiosis physiol the point on a neuron from which the axon or dendrites project from the cell body either of two mutually exclusive or opposite actions, opinions, etc geometry the origin in a system of polar or spherical coordinates any fixed point of reference poles apart or poles asunder having widely divergent opinions, tastes, etc from pole to pole throughout the entire world Word Origin for pole C14: from Latin polus end of an axis, from Greek polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek kuklos circle British Dictionary definitions for pole (3 of 4) Pole¹ / (pəʊl) / noun a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Poland or a speaker of Polish British Dictionary definitions for pole (4 of 4) Pole² / (pəʊl) / noun Reginald. 1500–58, English cardinal; last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with pole pole see low man on the totem pole; not touch with a ten-foot pole. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to pole leg, rod, beam, mast, stick, flagpole, shaft, extremity, stake, stave, standard, terminus, pile, stud, spar, plank, staff, stilt, flagstaff Medical definitions for pole pole [ pōl ] n. Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body. Either extremity of an axis through a sphere. Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for pole pole [ pōl ] Mathematics Either of the points at which an axis that passes through the center of a sphere intersects the surface of the sphere. The fixed point used as a reference in a system of polar coordinates. It corresponds to the origin in the Cartesian coordinate system. Geography Either of the points at which the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; the North Pole or South Pole. Either of the two similar points on another planet. Physics A magnetic pole. Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, such as the two electrodes of an electrolytic cell or the electric terminals of a battery. Biology Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body. Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pole

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verb (used with object), poled, pol·ing.

verb (used without object), poled, pol·ing.

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