Definition
- (noun) A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- (noun) A formal election. “The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.”
- (noun) A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) “The polls close at 8 p.m.”
- (noun) (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- (noun) (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
- (noun) The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
- (noun) The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
- (verb) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- (verb) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- (verb) To vote at an election.
- (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.”
- (verb) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. “to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass”
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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Words starting with POL
- pol
- polar
- polarities
- polarity
- polarization
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizes
- polarizing
- pole
- polecat
- polecats
- poled
- polemic
- polemical
- polemics
- poles
- polestar
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Frequently asked questions
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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