Dictionary definition · Pole
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Poland
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions"they are at opposite poles"
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a square rod of land
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
verb
- propel with a pole"pole barges on the river"
- support on poles"pole climbing plants like beans"
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).