pole
1. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic (Freq. 6)
• Hypernyms:
rod
• Hyponyms:
barge pole, boom, microphone boom, caber, clothes tree,
coat tree, coat stand, mast, ski pole, spar, stilt
2. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions (Freq. 2)
- they are at opposite poles
- they are poles apart
• Derivationally related forms:
polar
• Hypernyms:
opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
3. one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
• Syn:
celestial pole
• Hypernyms:
celestial point
• Instance Hyponyms:
north celestial pole, south celestial pole
4. a linear measure of 16.5 feet
• Syn:
perch, rod
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
• Part Holonyms:
furlong
• Part Meronyms:
yard, pace
5. a square rod of land
• Syn:
perch, rod
• Hypernyms:
area unit, square measure
6. one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
• Derivationally related forms:
polar
• Hypernyms:
geographic point, geographical point
• Instance Hyponyms:
North Pole, South Pole
7. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
• Syn:
terminal
• Derivationally related forms:
polar
• Hypernyms:
contact, tangency
• Hyponyms:
anode, negative pole, positive pole
• Part Holonyms:
electrical device, battery, electric battery
8. a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
• Hypernyms:
sports implement
9. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
• Syn:
magnetic pole
• Hypernyms:
end, terminal
• Hyponyms:
negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole, positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole
• Part Holonyms:
magnet
1. propel with a pole (Freq. 2)
- pole barges on the river
- We went punting in Cambridge
• Syn:
punt
• Derivationally related forms:
punt (for: punt), punter (for: punt)
• Hypernyms:
propel, impel
• Entailment:
push, force
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. support on poles
- pole climbing plants like beans
• Hypernyms:
hold, support, sustain, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
• Topics:
metallurgy
• Hypernyms:
deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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