POLL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pol, ~e, from Middle Low German Date: 14th century head , 2. the top or back of the head, nape , the broad or flat end of a striking tool (as a hammer), 4. a. the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons, a counting of votes cast, the place where votes are cast or recorded, the period of time during which votes may be cast at an election, the total number of votes recorded , 5. a questioning or canvassing of persons selected at random or by quota to obtain information or opinions to be analyzed, a record of the information so obtained, II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to cut off or cut short the hair or wool of ; crop , shear , to cut off or cut short (as wool), 2. to cut off or back the top of (as a tree), to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle), 3. to receive and record the votes of, to request each member of to declare a vote individually , to receive (as votes) in an election, to question or canvass in a ~, to test (as several computer terminals sharing a single line) in sequence for messages to be transmitted, intransitive verb to cast one's vote at a ~, ~ee noun ~er noun