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Word: Poll
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘head’): perhaps of Low German origin. The original sense was ‘head’, and hence ‘an individual person among a number’, from which developed the sense ‘number of people ascertained by counting of heads’ and then ‘counting of heads or of votes’ (17th century)
pəʊl
the process of voting in an election
Short Definition:process of voting in election
Examples:- the country went to the polls on March 10
a person's head.
Short Definition:person's head
a hornless animal, especially one of a breed of hornless cattle.
Short Definition:hornless animal
Word: Poll
Speech Type: Verb
pəʊl
record the opinion or vote of
Short Definition:record opinion or vote of
Examples:- over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth
check the status of (a device), especially as part of a repeated cycle
Short Definition:check status of device
Examples:- the network manager can also use the software to poll each Mac on the net
cut the horns off (an animal, especially a young cow).
Short Definition:cut horns off
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