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poles
 
Noun pole has 10 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. perch, rod, pole - a square rod of land
    --5 is a kind of area unit, square measure
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. pole - a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
    --9 is a kind of     sports implement
  10. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
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