Polled

/pəʊld/ verb adjective

To take, record the votes of (an electorate).

Definition

  1. (verb) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
  2. (verb) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
  3. (verb) To vote at an election.
  4. (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.”
  5. (verb) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. “to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass”
  6. (verb) To cut the hair of (a creature).
  7. (verb) To remove the horns of (an animal).
  8. (verb) To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop. “to poll a tree”
  9. (verb) (communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network). “The network hub polled the department's computers to determine which ones could still respond.”
  10. (verb) (with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
  11. (verb) To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
  12. (verb) To impose a tax upon.

Word stats

  • Polled contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Polled mean?

To take, record the votes of (an electorate).

How many letters are in Polled?

Polled has 6 letters.

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