pole

noun

  1. 1

    a native or inhabitant of Poland

  2. 2

    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

  3. 3

    one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

  4. 4

    a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

  5. 5

    a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

  6. 6

    one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

    they are at opposite poles

    they are poles apart

  7. 7

    one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

  8. 8

    one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

  9. 9

    a square rod of land

  10. 10

    a linear measure of 16.5 feet

verb

  1. 1

    deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

  2. 2

    support on poles

    pole climbing plants like beans

  3. 3

    propel with a pole

    pole barges on the river

    We went punting in Cambridge

Synonyms

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