Poll

/pɔl/ noun verb adjective

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

Definition

  1. (noun) A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
  2. (noun) A formal election. “The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.”
  3. (noun) A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) “The polls close at 8 p.m.”
  4. (noun) (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
  5. (noun) (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
  6. (noun) The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
  7. (noun) The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
  8. (verb) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
  9. (verb) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
  10. (verb) To vote at an election.
  11. (verb) To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters. “He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.”
  12. (verb) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. “to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass”

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Word stats

  • Poll contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 3 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 6.

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What does Poll mean?

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

How many letters are in Poll?

Poll has 4 letters.

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