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polled

UK/pəʊld/US/poʊld/

polled is the simple past and past participle of poll.

Adjective

polled (not comparable)

  1. Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
  2. Cropped; bald.
    • the polled bachelor
  3. Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.

Meaning of poll

Verb

poll (third-person singular simple present polls, present participle polling, simple past and past participle polled)

  1. (transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
  2. (transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
  3. (intransitive) To vote at an election.
    • Mr. Millbank's friends were not disheartened, as it was known that the leading members of Mr. Rigby's Committee had polled; whereas his opponent's were principally reserved.1844, B[enjamin] Disraeli, chapter IV, in Coningsby; or, The New Generation. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, book V, page 271
  4. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
    • He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
  5. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
    • to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass
  6. (transitive) To cut the hair of (a creature).
    • when he [Absalom] polled his head1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Bible Samuel/#14 2 Samuel:14–26

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Questions about polled

What does polled mean?
Polled means lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
What is polled the simple past and past participle of?
Polled is the simple past and past participle of poll.
What part of speech is polled?
Polled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce polled?
Polled is pronounced /pəʊld/ (UK).

Words near polled in the dictionary

  1. pollaxe
  2. pollaxes
  3. pollbook
  4. pollbooks
  5. Polle syndrome
  6. polled
  7. polledness
  8. pollee
  9. pollees
  10. pollen
  11. pollen basket

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