pole
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pole1 W3 [pəul US poul] n
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1¦(stick/post)¦
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3 be poles apart
4¦(opposite ideas/beliefs)¦
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[Sense: 1; Origin: Old English pal, from Latin palus; PALE3]
[Sense: 2-5; Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: polus, from Greek polos]
1.) ¦(STICK/POST)¦
a long stick or post usually made of wood or metal, often set upright in the ground to support something
▪ a telephone pole
2.) the most northern or most southern point on a ↑
planet, especially the Earth
▪ the distance from pole to equator
the North/South Pole
▪ Amundsen's expedition was the first to reach the South Pole.
3.) be poles apart
two people or things that are poles apart are as different from each other as it is possible to be
▪ Both are brilliant pianists, though they're poles apart in style.
4.) ¦(OPPOSITE IDEAS/BELIEFS)¦
one of two situations, ideas, or opinions that are the complete opposite of each other
at a/one/opposite poles
▪ We have enormous wealth at one pole, and poverty and misery at the other.
▪ Washington and Beijing are at opposite poles (=think in two completely different ways) on this issue.
5.) ¦(ELECTRICAL)¦
a) one of two points at the ends of a ↑
magnet where its power is the strongest
b) one of the two points at which wires can be attached to a ↑
battery in order to use its electricity
pole 2
pole2 v [I and T] BrE
to push a boat along in the water using a pole
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Pole — Pole, n. [L. polus, Gr. ? a pivot or hinge on which anything turns, an axis, a pole; akin to ? to move: cf. F. p[^o]le.] 1. Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth s axis; as, the north pole. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Pole — Pole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poling}.] 1. To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops. [1913 Webster] 2. To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn. [1913 Webster] 3. To impel by a pole or poles, as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
