Pole | Mean of pole in English Dictionary

/ˈpoʊl/

• Noun
• a long, straight piece of wood, metal, etc., that is often placed in the ground so that it stands straight up
1. They have a couple of bird feeders hanging from a pole in the backyard.
2. A pole was blocking their view of the field.
3. He connected the poles of the tent.
4. a fishing pole [=rod]
5. I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole. [=I do not want to get near it; I do not want to discuss it or be involved with it at all]
• Verb
• to move (a boat) by using a pole to push against the bottom of a river, lake, etc.
1. pole a boat
• Noun
• either end of the imaginary line around which something (such as the earth) turns

• either one of the two ends of a magnet
• the positive point or the negative point on a battery
• either one of two opposite positions, situations, etc.
1. When it comes to politics, we're on opposite poles.
2. They were on opposite poles of the argument.
• as far apart or as different as possible
1. Though they were generally poles apart politically, they did agree on this one issue.
• a Polish person