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pole

UK/pəʊl/ US/pʰɒʊɫ/ common slang us
noun (10) verb (3)

noun

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one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

  • “they are at opposite poles”
  • “they are poles apart”
4.

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

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5.

a square rod of land

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6.

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

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

8.

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

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9.

a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

10.

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

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verb

1.

propel with a pole

  • “pole barges on the river”
  • “We went punting in Cambridge”
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2.

support on poles

  • “pole climbing plants like beans”
3.

deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

Origin

From Middle English pole, pal, from Old English pāl (“a pole, stake, post; a kind of hoe or spade”), from Proto-West Germanic *pāl (“pole”), from Latin pālus (“stake, pale, prop, stay”), perhaps from Old Latin *paxlos, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to nail, fasten”).

Phrases

  • analogous pole Terms derived from pole (Etymology 2)
  • animal pole Terms derived from pole (Etymology 2)
  • antilogous pole Terms derived from pole (Etymology 2)
  • barber pole
  • barge pole
  • boom pole
  • bush pole
  • carrying pole
  • celestial pole Terms derived from pole (Etymology 2)
  • cold pole Terms derived from pole (Etymology 2)
  • coupling pole
  • dance pole

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