polled
verb
- 1
To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- 2
To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- 3
To vote at an election.
- 4
To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
“He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.”
- 5
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
“to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass”
- 6
To cut the hair of (a creature).
- 7
To remove the horns of (an animal).
- 8
To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
“to poll a tree”
- 9
(communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
“The network hub polled the department's computers to determine which ones could still respond.”
- 10
(with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
- 11
To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
- 12
To impose a tax upon.
- 13
To pay as one's personal tax.
- 14
To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- 15
To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.
“a polled deed”
adjective
- 1
Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
- 2
Cropped; bald.
“the polled bachelor”
- 3
Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.
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