Definitions for pole

Definitions for (noun) pole

Main entry: pole

Definition: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic


Main entry: pole, magnetic pole

Definition: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated


Main entry: pole

Definition: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting


Main entry: terminal, pole

Definition: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves


Main entry: pole

Definition: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

Usage: they are at opposite poles; they are poles apart


Main entry: pole

Definition: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface


Main entry: pole, celestial pole

Definition: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere


Main entry: Pole

Definition: a native or inhabitant of Poland


Main entry: perch, rod, pole

Definition: a square rod of land


Main entry: rod, pole, perch

Definition: a linear measure of 16.5 feet


Definitions for (verb) pole

Main entry: pole

Definition: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole


Main entry: pole

Definition: support on poles

Usage: pole climbing plants like beans


Main entry: pole, punt

Definition: propel with a pole

Usage: pole barges on the river; We went punting in Cambridge


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