poll

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth a jaunty cap was perched on his poll Synonyms bean, block [slang], dome, mazard (or mazzard) [chiefly dialect], nob, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut [slang], pate, headRelated Words cranium, crown, scalp, skull; occiput

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, canvass, solicit, surveyRelated 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, clip, prune, shave, shear, snip, trimRelated Words skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shortenNear Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen