Poll
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Poll
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1 n.
A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
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2 n.
One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
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3 n.
The head; the back part of the head.
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4 n.
A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
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5 n.
Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
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6 n.
The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
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7 n.
The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
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8 n.
The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
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9 n.
The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
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10 v. t.
To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
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11 v. t.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
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12 v. t.
To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
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13 v. t.
To impose a tax upon.
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14 v. t.
To pay as one's personal tax.
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15 v. t.
To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
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16 v. t.
To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
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17 v. t.
To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.
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18 v. i.
To vote at an election.
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19 n.
A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
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20 n.
One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
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21 n.
The head; the back part of the head.
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22 n.
A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
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23 n.
Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
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24 n.
The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
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25 n.
The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
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26 n.
The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
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27 n.
The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
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28 v. t.
To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
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29 v. t.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
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30 v. t.
To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
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31 v. t.
To impose a tax upon.
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32 v. t.
To pay as one's personal tax.
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33 v. t.
To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
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34 v. t.
To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
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35 v. t.
To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.
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36 v. i.
To vote at an election.