pole

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

poles

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

pole

past (v2)

poled

past participle (v3)

poled

present participle

poling

3rd person singular

poles

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

   • There she was, walking around with an IV pole, and we were only told that "Mommy isn't feeling so well, so she has to be connected to a special soda."

2. 2.A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.

   • Santa lives at the North Pole.
   • Two young boys are carrying a load of water on a pole.

3. 3.A type of basic fishing rod.

   • Santa lives at the North Pole.
   • Two young boys are carrying a load of water on a pole.

4. 4.A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.

   • Santa lives at the North Pole.
   • Two young boys are carrying a load of water on a pole.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.

   • He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.

2. 2.To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

   • Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.

3. 3.To furnish with poles for support.

4. 4.To convey on poles.

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Everyday conversation

Rare

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Synonyms

• rod