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pole

a long cylindrical piece of wood or metal: fishing pole; inside lane of a racetrack: pole position

Not to be confused with:

poll – the casting of votes; a survey of opinions; top or back of the head

Pole

(pōl)

1. A native or inhabitant of Poland.

2. A person of Polish ancestry.

pole¹

(pōl)

1. Either extremity of an axis through a sphere.

2. Either of the regions contiguous to the extremities of the earth's rotational axis, the North Pole or the South Pole.

3. Physics See magnetic pole.

4. Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell or battery.

5. Astronomy See celestial pole.

6. Biology

a. Either extremity of the main axis of a nucleus, cell, or organism.

b. Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.

c. The point on a nerve cell where a process originates.

7. Either of two antithetical ideas, propensities, forces, or positions.

8. A fixed point of reference.

9. Mathematics

a. The origin in a polar coordinate system; the vertex of a polar angle.

b. A point in the complex plane at which a given function is not defined.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin polus, from Greek polos, axis, sky; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

pole²

(pōl)

1. A long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood or other material.

2. The long tapering wooden shaft extending up from the front axle of a vehicle to the collars of the animals drawing it; a tongue.

a. See rod.

b. A unit of area equal to a square rod.

4. Sports The inside position on the starting line of a racetrack: qualified in the time trials to start on the pole.

v. poled, pol·ing, poles

v.tr.

a. To propel with a pole: boatmen poling barges up a placid river.

b. To propel (oneself) or make (one's way) by the use of ski poles: "We ski through the glades on corn snow, then pole our way over a long one-hour runout to a road" (Frederick Selby).

2. To support (plants) with a pole.

3. To strike, poke, or stir with a pole.

v.intr.

1. To propel a boat or raft with a pole.

2. To use ski poles to maintain or gain speed.

[Middle English, from Old English pāl, from Latin pālus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

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pole

(pəʊl)

1. (Tools) a long slender usually round piece of wood, metal, or other material

2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the piece of timber on each side of which a pair of carriage horses are hitched

3. (Units) another name for rod⁷

4. (Horse Racing) horse racing chiefly

a. the inside lane of a racecourse

b. (as modifier): the pole position.

c. one of a number of markers placed at intervals of one sixteenth of a mile along the side of a racecourse

5. (Nautical Terms) nautical

a. any light spar

b. the part of a mast between the head and the attachment of the uppermost shrouds

6. (Nautical Terms) under bare poles nautical (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set

7. up the pole informal

a. slightly mad

b. mistaken; on the wrong track

8. (tr) to strike or push with a pole

9. (Horticulture) (tr)

a. to set out (an area of land or garden) with poles

b. to support (a crop, such as hops or beans) on poles

10. (Metallurgy) (tr) to deoxidize (a molten metal, esp copper) by stirring it with green wood

11. (Nautical Terms) to punt (a boat)

[Old English pāl, from Latin pālus a stake, prop; see pale²]

pole

(pəʊl)

1. (Physical Geography) either of the two antipodal points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the earth's surface. See also North Pole, South Pole

2. (Astronomy) astronomy short for celestial pole

3. (General Physics) physics

a. either of the two regions at the extremities of a magnet to which the lines of force converge or from which they diverge

b. either of two points or regions in a piece of material, system, etc, at which there are opposite electric charges, as at the two terminals of a battery

4. (Mathematics) maths an isolated singularity of an analytical function

5. (Biology) biology

a. either end of the axis of a cell, spore, ovum, or similar body

b. either end of the spindle formed during the metaphase of mitosis and meiosis

6. (Physiology) physiol the point on a neuron from which the axon or dendrites project from the cell body

7. either of two mutually exclusive or opposite actions, opinions, etc

8. (Mathematics) geometry the origin in a system of polar or spherical coordinates

9. any fixed point of reference

10. poles apart poles asunder having widely divergent opinions, tastes, etc

11. (Physical Geography) from pole to pole throughout the entire world

[C14: from Latin polus end of an axis, from Greek polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek kuklos circle]

Pole

(pəʊl)

(Languages) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Poland or a speaker of Polish

Pole

(pəʊl)

(Biography) Reginald. 1500–58, English cardinal; last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)

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pole¹

(poʊl)

n., v. poled, pol•ing. n.

1. a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.

2. a tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals drawing it.

3. the inside position on the front row of the starting line of a race.

a. rod (def. 4b).

b. rod (def. 4c).

v.t.

5. to furnish with poles.

6. to push, strike, or propel with a pole: to pole a raft.

v.i.

7. to use a pole or poles, as to propel a boat or raft or push oneself on skis.

[before 1050; Middle English; Old English pāl < Latin pālus stake. compare pale²]

pole²

(poʊl)

n.

1. each of the extremities of the earth's axis or of any spherical body.

2. one of two opposite or contrasted principles or tendencies.

3. a point of concentration of interest, attention, etc.

4. either of the two regions or parts of an electric battery, magnet, or the like, that exhibits electrical or magnetic polarity.

5. Cell Biol.

a. either end of an ideal axis in a nucleus, cell, or ovum, about which parts are more or less symmetrically arranged.

b. either end of a spindle-shaped figure formed in a cell during mitosis.

c. the place at which a cell extension or process begins, as a nerve cell axon or a flagellum.

6. Math. origin (def. 6b).

Idioms:

poles apart, having widely divergent or opposing attitudes, interests, etc.: On political issues they are poles apart.

[1350–1400; < Latin polus < Greek pólos pivot, pole]

Pole

(poʊl)

n.

a native or inhabitant of Poland.

Pole

(poʊl)

n. Reginald,

1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.

pole

(pōl)

1. Mathematics

a. Either of the points at which an axis that passes through the center of a sphere intersects the surface of the sphere.

b. The fixed point used as a reference in a system of polar coordinates. It corresponds to the origin in the Cartesian coordinate system.

2. Geography

a. Either of the points at which the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; the North Pole or South Pole.

b. Either of the two similar points on another planet.

3. Physics A magnetic pole.

4. Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, such as the two electrodes of an electrolytic cell or the electric terminals of a battery.

polar adjective

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pole

boom - From Dutch, originally a long beam or pole.
pogo stick - Came onto the scene around 1921, but is of uncertain etymology, possibly from "pole" and "go."
pole position - Refers to pole as the term for the inside fence on a racecourse.
trolley pole - The pole sticking up from a bumper car.

pole

Past participle: poled
Gerund: poling

Imperative
pole
pole

Present
I pole
you pole
he/she/it poles
we pole
you pole
they pole

Preterite
I poled
you poled
he/she/it poled
we poled
you poled
they poled

Present Continuous
I am poling
you are poling
he/she/it is poling
we are poling
you are poling
they are poling

Present Perfect
I have poled
you have poled
he/she/it has poled
we have poled
you have poled
they have poled

Past Continuous
I was poling
you were poling
he/she/it was poling
we were poling
you were poling
they were poling

Past Perfect
I had poled
you had poled
he/she/it had poled
we had poled
you had poled
they had poled

Future
I will pole
you will pole
he/she/it will pole
we will pole
you will pole
they will pole

Future Perfect
I will have poled
you will have poled
he/she/it will have poled
we will have poled
you will have poled
they will have poled

Future Continuous
I will be poling
you will be poling
he/she/it will be poling
we will be poling
you will be poling
they will be poling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been poling
you have been poling
he/she/it has been poling
we have been poling
you have been poling
they have been poling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been poling
you will have been poling
he/she/it will have been poling
we will have been poling
you will have been poling
they will have been poling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been poling
you had been poling
he/she/it had been poling
we had been poling
you had been poling
they had been poling

Conditional
I would pole
you would pole
he/she/it would pole
we would pole
you would pole
they would pole

Past Conditional
I would have poled
you would have poled
he/she/it would have poled
we would have poled
you would have poled
they would have poled

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Noun	1.	pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic barge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole" microphone boom, boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set caber - a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland) clothes tree, coat stand, coat tree - an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing mast - any sturdy upright pole rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood ski pole - a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging stilt - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
	2.	Pole - a native or inhabitant of Poland Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II European - a native or inhabitant of Europe polack - a person of Polish descent
	3.	pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
	4.	pole - a linear measure of 16.5 feet perch, rod Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards
	5.	pole - a square rod of land perch, rod area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
	6.	pole - one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere celestial pole celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
	7.	pole - one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth
	8.	pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves terminal anode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current electric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity negative pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate positive pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate
	9.	pole - a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting sports implement - an implement used in a sport
	10.	pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated magnetic pole magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field negative magnetic pole, south-seeking pole, negative pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
Verb	1.	pole - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" punt propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
	2.	pole - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans" hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
	3.	pole - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole metallurgy - the science and technology of metals deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce - to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

pole

noun rod, post, support, staff, standard, bar, stick, stake, paling, shaft, upright, pillar, mast, picket, spar, stave The sign hung at the top of a large pole.

pole

noun extremity, limit, terminus, antipode The two mayoral candidates represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.

poles apart at opposite extremes, incompatible, irreconcilable, worlds apart, miles apart, like chalk and cheese (Brit.), like night and day, widely separated, completely different, at opposite ends of the earth Her views on Europe are poles apart from those of her successor.

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Translations

القُطْب المِغناطيسيبُولَنْدِيّعَمودعَمُودقطب

póltyčPoláksloup

pælpolpolak

Stange Pol Pole PolinPolstelle

πόλος κοντάρι πάσσαλος

polo poste garrocha palo polaco

seiväsvapanapapuolalainen

pôle poteau perche piquet barre

motkaPoljak

dorongpálcarúd

póllpóll, skautstaur

polo asta palo polacco palanca

ポーランド人棒

장대폴란드 사람

kārtsmietspolsstabs

pool paal boom

stolpe polakk staur pol

drąg Polak pręt

extremidade mastro polaco pólo polonês

шест жердь полюс поляк полячка

pól

drogpalicapolskok ob palicitečaj

polpolackstavstolpe

เสาชาวโปแลนด์

direk kutupgöksel kutup

cọcngười Ba Lan

杆极点柱波兰人电极

Pole

[pəʊl] N → polaco/a m/f

pole

¹ [pəʊl]

A. N

1. (= rod) → palo m; (= flag pole) → asta f; (= telegraph pole) → poste m; (= tentpole) → mástil m; (= curtain pole) → barra f; (for gymnastics) → percha f; (for vaulting, punting) → pértiga f, garrocha f (LAm); (for fencing) → estaca f; [of cart] → vara f, lanza f
to be up the pole > > (o.f.) → estar chiflado

2. (= archaic measure) medida de longitud, equivalente a 5,029 m

B. VT [+ punt etc] → impeler con pértiga

C. CPD pole bean N (US) → judía f trepadora
pole position N (Motor racing) → posición f de cabeza en la parrilla de salida, pole f (fig) → posición f de ventaja
pole vault N → salto m de pértiga
pole vaulter N → saltador(a) m/f de pértiga, pertiguista mf
pole vaulting N → salto m de pértiga
see also pole-vault

pole

² [pəʊl]

A. N (Elec, Geog, Astron) → polo m
North/South Pole → Polo m Norte/Sur
from pole to pole → de polo a polo
to be poles apart → ser polos opuestos

B. CPD Pole Star N → Estrella f Polar

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Pole

[ˈpəʊl] n → Polonais(e) m/f

pole

[ˈpəʊl] n

(wooden) → mât m, perche f

(= plant support) → tuteur m
poles for the beans to climb up → des tuteurs pour faire grimper les haricots

(also telegraph pole) → poteau m

[earth] → pôle m
the pole → le pôle
to be poles apart (= very different) → être aux antipodes l'un(e) de l'autre
to be poles apart from → être aux antipodes de

Pole

n → Pole m, → Polin f

pole

poleaxe, (US) poleax

(Mil) → Streitaxt f

(for slaughtering) → Schlachtbeil nt

(Mil) → (mit der Streitaxt) niederschlagen or umhauen; (fig) → verblüffen

animal → (mit dem Schlachtbeil) töten

polecat

n → Iltis m; (US) → Skunk m, → Stinktier nt

pole jump

n (US) = pole vault

pole

pole position

(Motor Racing) → Poleposition f; to be or start in pole → aus der Poleposition starten

(fig) → günstige Ausgangsposition; to be in pole → in einer günstigen Ausgangsposition sein

pole star

n → Polarstern m

pole vault

n (= event) → Stabhochsprung m; (= one jump) → Sprung m → mit dem Stab

vi → stabhochspringen

pole-vaulter

n → Stabhochspringer(in) m(f)

pole-vaulting

n → Stabhochspringen nt, → Stabhochsprung m

pole

→ Stange f; (= flagpole, telegraph pole) → Mast m, → Stange f; (of cart) → Deichsel f; (= ski-pole) → Stock m; (for vaulting) → Stab m; (for punting) → Stange f, → Stake f (spec); to be up the pole (Brit inf) → eine Schraube locker haben (inf); to drive somebody up the pole (inf) → jdn die Wände hochtreiben (inf); I wouldn’t touch it/him with a ten-foot pole (US inf) → von so etwas/so jemandem lasse ich die Finger (inf); (because disgusting, unpleasant) → das/den würde ich noch nicht mal mit der Kneifzange anfassen (inf)

(Measure: old) → Rute f (old)

vt punt → staken

pole

n (Geog, Astron, Elec) → Pol m; they are poles apart → sie (acc) → trennen Welten, Welten liegen zwischen ihnen; at opposite poles of something (fig) → an entgegengesetzten Enden einer Sache (gen)

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Pole

[pəʊl] n → polacco/a

pole

¹ [pəʊl] n (gen) → palo; (flagpole, for vaulting) → asta; (of tent, fence) → paletto; (for punting) → pertica; (curtain pole) → bastone m
up the pole (fig) (fam) (mad) → fuori di testa
to send or drive sb up the pole (infuriate) → far uscire dai gangheri qn

pole

² [pəʊl] n (Elec, Geog, Astron) → polo
poles apart (fig) → agli antipodi

pole¹

(pəul) noun

1. the north or south end of the Earth's axis. the North/South Pole.

2. the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.

3. either of the opposite ends of a magnet. The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.

4. either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery. the positive/negative pole.

ˈpolar adjective

of the earth's North or South Pole or the region around it. the polar ice-cap; the polar region.

polar bear

a type of bear found near the North Pole.

the ˈpole star noun

(also the Pole Star) the star that is in the sky over the North Pole.

be poles apart

to be as different or as far apart as possible.

pole²

(pəul) noun

a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc. a telegraph pole; a tent pole.

ˈpole-vault noun

(in athletics etc) a type of jump made with the help of a pole.

pole

→ بُولَنْدِيّ, عَمُود Polák, tyč pæl, polak Pole, Stange πάσσαλος, Πόλος polaco, poste puolalainen, seiväs étai, Polonais motka, Poljak Polo ポーランド人, 棒 장대, 폴란드 사람 paal, Pool polakk, stolpe drąg, Polak mastro, polaco, polonês поляк, шест polack, stolpe เสา, ชาวโปแลนด์ direk, Kutup cọc, người Ba Lan 杆, 波兰人

pole

n. polo.

1. cada uno de los extremos opuestos de un cuerpo u órgano o de una parte esférica u oval;

2. cualquiera de dos puntos de un imán con propiedades opuestas.

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Did he wish to reach the pole? I did not think so, for every attempt to reach that point had hitherto failed.

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They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it, and raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders.

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On the contrary, he is ungratefully disposed to regret the North Pole.

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There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.

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We may also notice that, on the lunar sphere, the south pole is much more continental than the north pole.

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He had been getting on so well that he had grown quite cheeky over the business, and was walking up and down the punt, working his pole with a careless grace that was quite fascinating to watch.

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These last now hoist the bucket within grasp of the Indian, to whom another person has reached up a very long pole. Inserting this pole into the bucket, Tashtego downward guides the bucket into the Tun, till it entirely disappears; then giving the word to the seamen at the whip, up comes the bucket again, all bubbling like a dairy-maid's pail of new milk.

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But we must have already emerged and gone seven hundred or eight hundred leagues; and if I had here an astrolabe to take the altitude of the pole, I could tell thee how many we have travelled, though either I know little, or we have already crossed or shall shortly cross the equinoctial line which parts the two opposite poles midway."

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I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight.

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There were days when my heart was volcanic As the scoriac rivers that roll -- As the lavas that restlessly roll Their sulphurous currents down Yaanek, In the ultimate climes of the Pole -- That groan as they roll down Mount Yaanek In the realms of the Boreal Pole.

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There was a coolness between the Pole and Lena's landlord on her account.

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The next they saw was a lithe form spring to the sill of the open window and leap, panther-like, onto the pole across the walk.

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