Main Entry:

²poll

Function:

verb

Date:

14th century

transitive verb

1 a: to cut off or cut short the hair or wool of : crop, shear b: to cut off or cut short (as wool)2 a: to cut off or back the top of (as a tree) ; specifically : pollard b: to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle)3 a: to receive and record the votes of b: to request each member of to declare a vote individually <poll the assembly>4: to receive (as votes) in an election5: to question or canvass in a poll6: to test (as several computer terminals sharing a single line) in sequence for messages to be transmittedintransitive verb: to cast one's vote at a poll

— poll·ee \pō-ˈlē\ noun

— poll·er \ˈpō-lər\ noun