pole
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[ pohl ]
/ poʊl /
noun
verb (used with object), poled, pol·ing.
verb (used without object), poled, pol·ing.
to propel a boat, raft, etc., with a pole: to pole down the river.
Idioms for pole
- Nautical. (of a sailing ship) with no sails set, as during a violent storm.
- stripped; naked; destitute: The thugs robbed him and left him under bare poles.
under bare poles,
Origin of pole
1OTHER WORDS FROM pole
pole·less, adjective un·poled, adjectiveWords nearby pole
Definition for pole (2 of 4)
pole
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[ pohl ]
/ poʊl /
noun
Origin of pole
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1350–1400; Middle English < Latin
polus < Greek
pólos pivot, axis, pole
Definition for pole (3 of 4)
Pole
1
[ pohl ]
/ poʊl /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Poland.
Definition for pole (4 of 4)
Pole
2
[ pohl ]
/ poʊl /
noun
Reginald,1500–58,
English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
Example sentences from the Web for pole
British Dictionary definitions for pole (1 of 4)
pole
1
/ (pəʊl) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for pole
Old English
pāl, from Latin
pālus a stake, prop; see
pale ²
British Dictionary definitions for pole (2 of 4)
pole
2
/ (pəʊl) /
noun
Word Origin for pole
C14: from Latin
polus end of an axis, from Greek
polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek
kuklos circle
British Dictionary definitions for pole (3 of 4)
Pole
1
/ (pəʊl) /
noun
a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Poland or a speaker of Polish
British Dictionary definitions for pole (4 of 4)
Pole
2
/ (pəʊl) /
noun
Reginald. 1500–58, English cardinal; last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)
Medical definitions for pole
pole
[ pōl ]
n.
Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body.
Either extremity of an axis through a sphere.
Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell.
Scientific definitions for pole
pole
[ pōl ]
Mathematics
- Either of the points at which an axis that passes through the center of a sphere intersects the surface of the sphere.
- The fixed point used as a reference in a system of polar coordinates. It corresponds to the origin in the Cartesian coordinate system.
- Geography Either of the points at which the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; the North Pole or South Pole.
- Either of the two similar points on another planet.
Physics
A magnetic pole.
Electricity
Either of two oppositely charged terminals, such as the two electrodes of an electrolytic cell or the electric terminals of a battery.
Biology
- Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body.
- Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.
Idioms and Phrases with pole
pole
see low man on the totem pole; not touch with a ten-foot pole.