English noun: poll | |||
1. | poll (cognition) an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people | ||
Synonyms | canvass, opinion poll, public opinion poll | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enquiry, inquiry, research | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | exit poll, straw poll, straw vote | ||
2. | poll (body) the top of the head | ||
Synonyms | crown, pate | ||
Broader (hypernym) | top, top side, upper side, upside | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tonsure | ||
Part meronym | human head | ||
3. | poll (body) the part of the head between the ears | ||
Broader (hypernym) | top, top side, upper side, upside | ||
Part meronym | cow, Equus caballus, horse, moo-cow | ||
4. | poll (animal) a tame parrot | ||
Synonyms | poll parrot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parrot | ||
5. | poll (act) the counting of votes (as in an election) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally | ||
Domain category | election | ||
English verb: poll | |||
1. | poll (social) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | ||
Synonyms | canvas, canvass | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | survey | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | circularise, circularize | ||
2. | poll (social) vote in an election at a polling station | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vote | ||
3. | poll (social) get the votes of | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
4. | poll (contact) convert into a pollard | ||
Samples | Pollard trees. | ||
Examples | They poll the trees | ||
Synonyms | pollard | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||