1.  pole(n = noun.artifact) - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic;
is a kind of rod
has particulars: barge pole, boom, microphone boom, caber, clothes tree, coat stand, coat tree, mast, ski pole, spar, stilt
Derived forms verb pole₃, verb pole₂, verb pole₁

2.  pole(n = noun.person) - a native or inhabitant of Poland;
is a kind of european
is a member of poland, polska, republic of poland
has particulars: polack

3.  pole(n = noun.cognition) - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
is a kind of opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view
Derived form adjective polar₂

4.  pole(n = noun.quantity) perch, rod - a linear measure of 16.5 feet;
is a kind of linear measure, linear unit
is a part of furlong
has parts: pace, yard

5.  pole(n = noun.quantity) perch, rod - a square rod of land;
is a kind of area unit, square measure

6.  pole(n = noun.location) celestial pole - one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere;
is a kind of celestial point
has particulars: north celestial pole, south celestial pole

7.  pole(n = noun.location) - one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface;
is a kind of geographic point, geographical point
has particulars: north pole, south pole
Derived forms adjective polar₄, adjective polar₃

8.  pole(n = noun.artifact) terminal - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves;
is a kind of contact, tangency
is a part of battery, electric battery, electrical device
has particulars: anode, negative pole, positive pole
Derived form adjective polar₁

9.  pole(n = noun.artifact) - a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting;
is a kind of sports implement

10.  pole(n = noun.artifact) magnetic pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated;
is a kind of end, terminal
is a part of magnet
has particulars: negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole, north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole

1.  pole(v = verb.contact) punt - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
is one way to impel, propel
Derived form noun pole₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  pole(v = verb.contact) - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
is one way to hold, hold up, support, sustain
Derived form noun pole₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

3.  pole(v = verb.change) - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole;
is one way to deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce
Derived form noun pole₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

   A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander. [1913 Webster]

1.  A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained. [1913 Webster]

2.  A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5Bacon. [1913 Webster]

1.  To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops. [1913 Webster]

2.  To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn. [1913 Webster]

3.  To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat. [1913 Webster]

4.  To stir, as molten glass, with a pole. [1913 Webster]

1.  Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole. [1913 Webster]

2.  A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian. [1913 Webster]

3.  One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle. [1913 Webster]

4.  The firmament; the sky. [1913 Webster]
"Shoots against the dusky pole." [1913 Webster]

5.  See Polarity, and Polar, n. [1913 Webster]

pole, n.
1 a native or national of Poland.
2 a person of Polish descent.

Etymology:
G f. Pol. Polanie, lit. field-dwellers f. pole field

pole, n. & v.
--n.
1 a long slender rounded piece of wood or metal, esp. with the end placed in the ground as a support etc.
2 a wooden shaft fitted to the front of a vehicle and attached to the yokes or collars of the draught animals.
3 = PERCH(1).
--v.tr.
1 provide with poles.
2 (usu. foll. by off) push off (a punt etc.) with a pole.

Idiom:
pole position the most favourable position at the start of a motor race (orig. next to the inside boundary-fence). pole-vault (or -jump) n. the athletic sport of vaulting over a high bar with the aid of a long flexible pole held in the hands and giving extra spring.
--v.intr. take part in this sport. pole-vaulter a person who pole-vaults. under bare poles Naut. with no sail set. up the pole sl.
1 crazy, eccentric.
2 in difficulty.

pole, n.
1 (in full north pole, south pole) a each of the two points in the celestial sphere about which the stars appear to revolve. b each of the extremities of the axis of rotation of the earth or another body. c see magnetic pole.

Idiom:
be poles apart differ greatly, esp. in nature or opinion.

Usage:
The spelling is North Pole and South Pole when used as geographical designations.
2 each of the two opposite points on the surface of a magnet at which magnetic forces are strongest.
3 each of two terminals (positive and negative) of an electric cell or battery etc.
4 each of two opposed principles or ideas.
5 Geom. each of two points in which the axis of a circle cuts the surface of a sphere.
6 a fixed point to which others are referred.
7 Biol. an extremity of the main axis of any spherical or oval organ.

Derivative:
poleward adj. polewards adj. & adv.

Etymology:
ME f. L polus f. Gk polos pivot, axis, sky

N  length, longitude, span, mileage, distance, line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius, lengthening, prolongation, production, protraction, tension, tensure, extension, line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league, chain, link, arpent, handbreadth, jornada, kos, vara, astronomical unit, AU, light- year, parsec, nanometer, nm, micron, micrometer, millimicron, millimeter, mm, centimeter, cm, meter, kilometer, km, pedometer, perambulator, scale, long, longsome, lengthy, wiredrawn, outstretched, lengthened, sesquipedalian, interminable, no end of, macrocolous, linear, lineal, longitudinal, oblong, as long as my arm, as long as today and tomorrow, unshortened &c (shorten), lengthwise, at length, longitudinally, endlong, along, tandem, in a line, in perspective, from end to end, from stem to stern, from head to foot, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, from top to toe, fore and aft.

N  height, altitude, elevation, eminence, pitch, loftiness, sublimity, tallness, stature, procerity, prominence, colossus, giant, grenadier, giraffe, camelopard, mount, mountain, hill alto, butte, monticle, fell, knap, cape, headland, foreland, promontory, ridge, hog's back, dune, rising ground, vantage ground, down, moor, moorland, Alp, uplands, highlands, heights, knob, loma, pena, picacho, tump, knoll, hummock, hillock, barrow, mound, mole, steeps, bluff, cliff, craig, tor, peak, pike, clough, escarpment, edge, ledge, brae, dizzy height, tower, pillar, column, obelisk, monument, steeple, spire, minaret, campanile, turret, dome, cupola, skyscraper, pole, pikestaff, maypole, flagstaff, top mast, topgallant mast, ceiling, high water, high tide, flood tide, spring tide, altimetry, batophobia, satellite, spy-in-the-sky, high, elevated, eminent, exalted, lofty, tall, gigantic, Patagonian, towering, beetling, soaring, hanging (gardens), elevated, upper, highest, high reaching, insessorial, perching, upland, moorland, hilly, knobby, mountainous, alpine, subalpine, heaven kissing, cloudtopt, cloudcapt, cloudtouching, aerial, overhanging, incumbent, overlying, superincumbent, supernatant, superimposed, prominent, tall as a maypole, tall as a poplar, tall as a steeple, lanky, on high, high up, aloft, up, above, aloof, overhead, airwind, upstairs, abovestairs, in the clouds, on tiptoe, on stilts, on the shoulders of, over head and ears, breast high, over, upwards, from top to bottom, e meglio cader dalle finistre che dal tetto.

N  summit, summity, top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point, turn of the tide, fountain head, water shed, water parting, sky, pole, tip, tip top, crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib, end, crown, brow, head, nob, noddle, pate, capsheaf, high places, heights, topgallant mast, sky scraper, quarter deck, hurricane deck, architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature, tympanum, ceiling, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau.

N  rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, turning about an axis, turning aound an axis, circulation, roll, circumrotation, circumvolution, circumgyration, volutation, circination, turbination, pirouette, convolution, verticity, whir, whirl, eddy, vortex, whirlpool, gurge, countercurrent, Maelstrom, Charybdis, Ixion, cyclone, tornado, whirlwind, dust devil, spin-out, axis, axis of rotation, swivel, pivot, pivot point, axle, spindle, pin, hinge, pole, arbor, bobbin, mandrel, axle shaft, gymbal, hub, hub of rotation, helix, helical motion, angular momentum, angular velocity, revolutions per minute, RPM, centrifugal force, surge, vertigo, dizzy round, coriolus force, carousel, merry-go-round, Ferris wheel, top, dreidel, teetotum, gyroscope, turntable, lazy suzan, screw, whirligig, rollingstone, water wheel, windmill, wheel, pulley wheel, roulette wheel, potter's wheel, pinwheel, gear, roller, flywheel, jack, caster, centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, bench centrifuge, refrigerated centrifuge, gas centrifuge, microfuge, drill, augur, oil rig, wagon wheel, wheel, tire, tyre, trochilics, whirling dervish, rotating, rotary, rotary, circumrotatory, trochilic, vertiginous, gyratory, vortical, vorticose, head over heels, round and round, like a horse in a mill.

barber pole, barber's pole, barbers pole, barge pole, bean pole, celestial pole, fishing pole, hop pole, magnetic pole, negative magnetic pole, negative pole, north celestial pole, north pole, north-seeking pole, pole bean, pole horse, pole jump, pole jumper, pole jumping, pole position, pole star, pole vault, pole vaulter, pole vaulting, positive magnetic pole, positive pole, range pole, ranging pole, ski pole, south celestial pole, south pole, south-seeking pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, totem pole