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pole

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pole (verb)
  2. Pole (biographical name)
  3. sheer pole (noun)

2pole

verb
poledpol·ing

Definition of POLE

transitive verb
1
: to act upon with a pole
2
: to impel or push with a pole
intransitive verb
1
: to propel a boat with a pole
2
: to use ski poles to gain speed
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