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Pole

noun
/pɔːl/
Word Frequency: 12.3

Definitions

1.nounOriginally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
2.nounA type of basic fishing rod.
3.nounA long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
4.noun(spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
5.nounA unit of length, equal to a rod (1/4 chain or 5 1/2 yards).
6.nounPole position.
7.nounA gun.
8.nounA penis
9.verbTo propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
"Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work."
10.verbTo identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
"He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity."
11.verbTo furnish with poles for support.
"to pole beans or hops"
12.verbTo convey on poles.
"to pole hay into a barn"
13.verbTo stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
14.verbTo strike (the ball) very hard.

Synonyms

rodpuntterminalmagnetic polecelestial poleperchstakebarhandrailbeampivothub

Rhymes With

controlsoulstrollcajoleshoalconsoletrollhole
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