Poles

n. axis point of a sphere; one item from a pair of oppositions; rod, staff; long staff on which a flag is raised, flag pole

v. move a boat by using pole

Polish people, or Poles, are a western Slavic ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent. Their religion is predominantly Roman Catholic. The Poles can also be referred to as the inhabitants of the Republic of Poland and Polish emigrants irrespective of their ethnicity. A wide-ranging Polish diaspora exists throughout Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas and Australia.
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Pole may refer to:Things !-- This section is linked from Lashing knot -->A solid  cylindrical object with length greater than its diameter e.g:Barber's pole, advertising a barber shop;Danish pole, a circus prop;Firemen's pole, a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stationsLamppost, a raised source of light on the edge of a roadTotem pole, monumental sculptures carved from great treesUtility pole, also called a telephone pole, telegraph pole or power pole, a pole that carries utility wiresPoles used in sporting and other activities:Dance pole, a pole used for pole dancingMaypole, a tall wooden pole with ornaments, like ribbons, that is danced aroundPole bending, a rodeo event that involves riding a horse around six poles arranged in a linePole vaulting pole, a pole used for pole vaultingPole-sitting pole, a pole used for pole sitting, which is the practice of sitting on a pole for extended lengths of timeSki pole, a pole used by skiers to improve balance, speed and accelerationSpinnaker pole, a spar used in sailboats to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnakerTrekking pole, also called hiking sticks or hiking poles, a pole used for hikingPole position, in motorsport, the position at the front of the gridThe contacts in a switchPole (Venezuela) (Polo), a political party in VenezuelaRod (unit), a unit of length equal to 11 cubits, 5.0292 meters or 16.5 feetFestivus pole, a pole used in the celebration of Festivus that is traditionally made of aluminum
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Noun
1. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
(hypernym) rod
(hyponym) barge pole
2. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
(hypernym) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
3. a linear measure of 16.5 feet
(synonym) perch, rod
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-holonym) furlong
(part-meronym) yard, pace
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4. a square rod of land
(synonym) perch, rod
(hypernym) area unit, square measure
5. one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
(synonym) celestial pole
(hypernym) celestial point
(hyponym) north celestial pole
6. one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
(hypernym) geographic point, geographical point
(hyponym) North Pole
7. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
(synonym) terminal
(hypernym) contact, tangency
(hyponym) anode
(part-holonym) electrical device
8. a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
(hypernym) sports implement
9. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
(synonym) magnetic pole
(hypernym) end
(hyponym) negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole
(part-holonym) magnet
Verb
1. propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
(synonym) punt
(hypernym) propel, impel
(entail) push, force
2. support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
(hypernym) hold, support, sustain, hold up
3. deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
(hypernym) deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce
(classification) metallurgy

n. pole

n. pulley, strappado