poll

poll

verb

Definition of POLL

1

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information <assigned to poll residents on their views about a program for recycling>

Synonyms interview, poll, solicit, survey

Related Words circularize; interrogate, question; feel (out), sound (out)

Near Antonyms report

2

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument <time to poll the sheep's wool>

Synonyms bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim

Related Words skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shorten

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen