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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pole1 /poʊl/USA pronunciation n., v., poled, pol•ing. n. [countable] - a long, rounded, often narrow piece of wood, metal, etc.:telephone poles.
v. - Nautical, Naval Termsto push, strike, or move forward with a pole: [~ + object]to pole a raft.[no object]The skier poled forward.
pole2 /poʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geographyeach of the ends of the axis of the earth or of any rounded body:The Earth has two poles.
- one of two opposite principles, points of interest, etc.:at the two poles of the political spectrum.
- Electricityeither of the two parts of an electric battery or magnet that are opposite in charge.
Idioms- Idioms poles apart, [be + ~] having widely opposing principles, qualities, etc.:On political questions they are poles apart.
Pole /poʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person born or living in Poland.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pole1 (pōl),USA pronunciation n., v., poled, pol•ing. n. - a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:a telephone pole; a fishing pole.
- Dialect Terms[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.
- Naval Terms[Naut.]
- Nauticala light spar.
- Nauticalthat part of a mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the truck.
- Sportthe lane of a racetrack nearest to the infield;
the inside lane. Cf. post 1 (def. 5). - Weights and Measuresa unit of length equal to 16½ feet (5 m);
a rod. - Weights and Measuresa square rod, 30¼ square yards (25.3 sq. m).
- Naval Terms under bare poles:
- , Nautical, Idioms[Naut.](of a sailing ship) with no sails set, as during a violent storm.
- Nauticalstripped;
naked; destitute:The thugs robbed him and left him under bare poles.
v.t. - to furnish with poles.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto push, strike, or propel with a pole:to pole a raft.
- Sport[Baseball.]to make (an extra-base hit) by batting the ball hard and far:He poled a triple to deep right-center.
- Metallurgyto 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.
v.i. - Nautical, Naval Termsto propel a boat, raft, etc., with a pole:to pole down the river.
- Latin pālus stake. See pale2
- bef. 1050; Middle English; Old English pāl
pole′less, adj. pole2 (pōl),USA pronunciation n. - Geographyeach of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.
- AstronomySee 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.
- Electricityeither 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
- Mathematicsa 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).
- Crystallographya line perpendicular to a crystal face and passing through the crystal center.
- Idioms poles apart or asunder, having widely divergent or completely opposite attitudes, interests, etc.:In education and background they were poles apart.
- Greek pólos pivot, axis, pole
- Latin polus
- Middle English 1350–1400
Pole (pōl),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical, Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Poland.
Pole (pōl),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Reginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pole /pəʊl/ n - 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
- up the pole ⇒ Brit Austral NZ informal slightly mad
- mistaken; on the wrong track
vb - (transitive) to strike or push with a pole
- (transitive) to set out (an area of land or garden) with poles
- to support (a crop, such as hops or beans) on poles
- to punt (a boat)
Etymology: Old English pāl, from Latin pālus a stake, prop; see pale² pole /pəʊl/ n - either of the two antipodal points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the earth's surface
See also North Pole, South Pole - either of the two regions at the extremities of a magnet to which the lines of force converge or from which they diverge
- either end of the axis of a cell, spore, ovum, or similar body
- either of two mutually exclusive or opposite actions, opinions, etc
- poles apart, poles asunder ⇒ having widely divergent opinions, tastes, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin polus end of an axis, from Greek polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek kuklos circle Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Pole /pəʊl/ n - a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Poland or a speaker of Polish
Pole /pəʊl/ n - Reginald. 1500–58, English cardinal; last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)
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