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 polls.
4. A survey of the public or of a sample of
public opinion to acquire information.
5. The head, especially the top or back of the
head where hair grows.
6. The blunt or broad end of a tool such as a
hammer or ax.
polled, polling, polls Verb,
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 trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees.
Sometimes, when the polls do not go their way, people feel like they have been clipped.
polled, polling, polls Verb,
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 trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees.
Sometimes, when the polls do not go their way, people feel like they have been clipped.