adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/pəʊld/
General-American:/poʊld/
rhymes with -əʊld
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Cropped; bald.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the polled bachelor
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of poll
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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