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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: poll

1
 nv
the counting of votes (as in an election)
get the votes of
2
 nv
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
3
 n
the top of the head
4
 v
convert into a pollard
5
 n
a tame parrot
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: poll
1

n the counting of votes (as in an election)

Type of:
count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

v get the votes of

Type of:
acquire, get
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

v vote in an election at a polling station

Type of:
vote
express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
2

n an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Synonyms:
canvass, opinion poll, public opinion poll
Types:
exit poll
a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election
straw poll, straw vote
an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
Type of:
enquiry, inquiry, research
a search for knowledge

v get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

Synonyms:
canvas, canvass
Types:
circularise, circularize
canvass by distributing letters
Type of:
survey
make a survey of; for statistical purposes
3

n the top of the head

Synonyms:
crown, pate
Types:
tonsure
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
Type of:
top, top side, upper side, upside
the highest or uppermost side of anything

n the part of the head between the ears

Type of:
top, top side, upper side, upside
the highest or uppermost side of anything
4

v convert into a pollard

Synonyms:
pollard
Type of:
clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
5

n a tame parrot

Synonyms:
poll parrot
Type of:
parrot
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
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