pole
🇺🇸
/pəʊl/
🇬🇧
/pəʊl/
noun
C1
a long, thin stick of wood or metal used to hold something up
We used a strong pole to hold up the tent.
C1
one of the two ends of the Earth where it spins
The North Pole is very cold and covered in ice.
R
the positive or negative end of a magnet or battery
The magnet has a north pole and a south pole.
R
one of two completely different sides or ideas
Their views on the topic were at opposite poles.
verb
R
to move a boat by pushing a long stick against the bottom
He used a long pole to move the boat along the river.
translation
a long, thin stick of wood or metal used to hold something up; one of the two ends of the Earth where it spins; the positive or negative end of a magnet or battery; one of two completely different sides or ideas
to move a boat by pushing a long stick against the bottom
Word Forms
Plural
poles
Progressive
poling
Past
poled
Perfect
poled
3rd Present
poles