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Meaning
Noun
●
Originally, a
stick
; now
specifically
, a long and
slender
piece
of
metal
or (especially)
wood
, used for various
construction
or support purposes.
●
A
construction
by which an
animal
is
harnessed
to a carriage.
●
In Fishing:
A type of
basic
fishing
rod.
●
A long
sports
implement
used for
pole-vaulting
; now
made of
glassfiber or
carbon fiber
, formerly also
metal
,
bamboo
and
wood
have been used.
●
A
telescope
used to
identify
birds
,
aeroplanes
or wildlife.
●
A
unit
of
length
,
equal
to a
rod
(¹⁄₄
chain
or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
●
In Motor racing:
Pole position.
●
In African-American Vernacular English & American English:
A rifle.
⚠️
A penis.
●
Either of the
two points
on the earth's
surface
around which it
rotates
; also,
similar
points
on any other
rotating
object.
●
A point of
magnet
ic focus, especially each of the two
opposing
such
points
of a
magnet
(designated
north
and south).
●
In Geometry:
A
fixed point
relative
to other
points
or lines.
●
In Electricity:
A
contact
on an
electric
al
device
(such as
a battery
) at which
electric current
enters
or leaves.
●
In Complex analysis:
For a
meromorphic
function
f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
●
The
firmament
; the sky.
●
Either of the
states
that
characterize
a
bipolar
disorder.
●
In Ethnonyms, Nationalities & Poland:
A person from Poland or of Polish descent.
Verb
●
To
propel
by
pushing
with
poles
, to
push
with a pole.
●
To
identify
something quite
precisely
using a telescope.
●
To
furnish
with
poles
for support.
●
To
convey
on poles.
●
To
stir
, as
molten
glass
, with a pole.
●
In Baseball:
To
strike
(the
ball
) very hard.
●
To
induce
piezoelectricity
in (a
substance
) by
aligning
the dipoles.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pole
English
pole
Middle English (1100-1500)
pole
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
polus
Latin
πόλος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Beam
Shaft
Drawbar
Rod
Poll
Antonyms
Zero
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Rhymes
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