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Pole

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Meaning

Noun

Originally, a
; now
, a long and
of
or (especially)
, used for various
or support purposes.
A
by which an
is
to a carriage.
In Fishing:
A type of
rod.
A long
used for
; now
glassfiber or
, formerly also
,
and
have been used.
A
used to
,
or wildlife.
A
of
,
to a
(¹⁄₄
or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
In Motor racing:
Pole position.
In African-American Vernacular English & American English:
A rifle.
⚠️
A penis.
Either of the
on the earth's
around which it
; also,
on any other
object.
A point of
ic focus, especially each of the two
such
of a
(designated
and south).
In Geometry:
A
to other
or lines.
In Electricity:
A
on an
al
(such as
) at which
or leaves.
In Complex analysis:
For a
f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
The
; the sky.
Either of the
that
a
disorder.
In Ethnonyms, Nationalities & Poland:
A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

Verb

To
by
with
, to
with a pole.
To
something quite
using a telescope.
To
with
for support.
To
on poles.
To
, as
, with a pole.
In Baseball:
To
(the
) very hard.
To
in (a
) by
the dipoles.

Name

A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

pole
English
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pole
Middle English (1100-1500)
pole
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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polus
Latin
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πόλος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym

Antonyms

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