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Noun pole has 10 senses

pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
--₁ is a kind of rod
--₁ has particulars:
barge pole; boom, microphone boom; caber; clothes tree, coat tree, coat stand; mast; ski pole; spar; stilt

Derived forms: verb pole₃, verb pole₂, verb pole₁
Pole - a native or inhabitant of Poland
--₂ is a kind of European
--₂ is a member of Poland, Republic of Poland, Polska
--₂ has particulars: polack
pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
--₃ is a kind of opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
perch, rod, pole - a linear measure of 16.5 feet
--₄ is a kind of linear unit
--₄ is a part of furlong
--₄ has parts: yard, pace
perch, rod, pole - a square rod of land
--₅ is a kind of area unit, square measure
pole, celestial pole - one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
--₆ is a kind of celestial point
--₆ has particulars: north celestial pole; south celestial pole
pole - one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
--₇ is a kind of geographic point, geographical point
--₇ has particulars: North Pole; South Pole
terminal, pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
--₈ is a kind of contact, tangency
--₈ is a part of electrical device; battery, electric battery
--₈ has particulars: anode; negative pole; positive pole
pole - a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
--₉ is a kind of sports implement
pole, magnetic pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
--₁₀ is a kind of end
--₁₀ is a part of magnet
--₁₀ has particulars:
negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole; positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole

Verb pole has 3 senses

punt, pole - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
--₁ is one way to propel, impel

Derived form: noun pole₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
pole - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
--₂ is one way to hold, support, sustain, hold up

Derived form: noun pole₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
pole - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
--₃ is one way to deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce

Derived form: noun pole₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something