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poll    (pl) KEY  

NOUN:

1. The casting and registering of votes in an election.
2. The number of votes cast or recorded.
3. The place where votes are cast and registered. Often used in the plural with the.
4. A survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information.
5. The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows.
6. The blunt or broad end of a tool such as a hammer or ax.

VERB:
polled , poll·ing , polls
VERB:
tr.

1. To receive (a given number of votes).
2. To receive or record the votes of: polling a jury.
3. To cast (a vote or ballot).
4. To question in a survey; canvass.
5. To cut off or trim (hair, horns, or wool, for example); clip.
6. To trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees.

VERB:
intr.

To vote at the polls in an election.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English pol, head, from Middle Low German, or Middle Dutch

OTHER FORMS:
poller (Noun)

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