pole

Nouns

• (n) a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• (n) a native or inhabitant of Poland
• (n) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
  • they are at opposite poles
  • they are poles apart
• (n) a linear measure of 16.5 feet perch, rod,
• (n) a square rod of land perch, rod,
• (n) one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere celestial pole,
• (n) one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
• (n) a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves terminal,
• (n) a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
• (n) one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated magnetic pole,

Verbs

• (v) propel with a pole
  • pole barges on the river
  • We went punting in Cambridge
  punt,
• (v) support on poles
  • pole climbing plants like beans
• (v) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

Synonyms

Words of close approximity