pole en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /pol/ (Scotland)
- [pʰɒɫ] doll–dole merger
- /pəʉl/ (Australia)
- [pʰoʊɫ] (Canada, General-American)
- /pɐʉl/ (New-Zealand)
- /pɒl/ doll–dole merger
- /poʊl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [pʰoɫ] (Scotland)
- [pʰɐʉɫ] (Australia)
- [pʰɒʊɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [pʰəʉɫ] (Australia)
- [pʰɐʉɫ] (New-Zealand)
- [pʰoːɫ] (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /poːl/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin pālusbor. Proto-West Germanic *pālu Proto-West Germanic *pāl Old English pāl Middle English pole English poleFrom Middle English pole, pal, from Old English pāl (“a pole, stake, post; a kind of hoe or spade”), from Proto-West Germanic *pāl (“pole”), from Latin pālus (“stake, pale, prop, stay”), perhaps from Old Latin *paxlos, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to nail, fasten”). Doublet of peel, pale, and palus. Cognates Cognate with Scots pale, paill (“stake, pale”), North Frisian pul, pil (“stake, pale”), Saterland Frisian Pool (“pole”), West Frisian poal (“pole”), Dutch paal (“pole”), German Pfahl (“pile, stake, post, pole”), Danish pæl (“pole”), Swedish påle (“pole”), Icelandic páll (“hoe, spade, pale”), Old English fæc (“space of time, while, division, interval; lustrum”).
Meanings
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Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
There she was, walking around with an IV pole, and we were only told that "Mommy isn't feeling so well, so she has to be connected to a special soda."
2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 26:For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- A type of basic fishing rod.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- (qualifier:spotting, slang) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- (historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of pole position.
alt of pole position
- (US, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) A rifle.
- (slang, vulgar) A penis.
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(slang) A wicket, especially in the context of the number of wickets taken by a particular bowler.
Only three cricketers have taken all 10 poles in a Test innings.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stripper pole · snow pole · poleman · foul pole · grabpole · meatpole · roundpole · gee pole · pole up one's ass · socket pole · beanpole · eighth pole · pole dancing · liberty pole · poleaxe · pole vaulter · fencepole · polester · mortuary pole · pole cleaver · pole jam · pole-chain · monkey pole · pole dancer · boom pole · taxi pole · sweet pole · ski pole · hiking pole · pole plate · telephone pole · pole building · utility pole · spinnaker pole · quant pole · welcome pole · pole-jocking · the longest pole knocks the persimmon · pole dance · Stobie pole · ice pole · cross-pole · dance pole · footpole · pole lathe · pole hook · clothespole · polespear · pole corn · quarter pole · habitat pole · negative pole · polesitter · family pole · smoke someone's pole · over-the-pole · polestar · nerd pole · poleless · totem pole · shame pole · ridgepole · flagpole · pitchpole · cartpole · polesman · poler · clodpole · pole position · bush pole · walking pole · depress the pole · double pole · pike pole · pole vault · pole bean · firepole · telegraph pole · lodgepole · polescreen · ridicule pole · alepole · Hop Pole · whisker pole · setting pole · double-pole technique · hydro pole · ranging pole · poleboat · not touch something with a ten-foot pole · trolley pole · smoke pole · pole-sitter · Festivus pole · J-pole antenna · polehead · power pole · polearm · shoulder pole · headpole · barber pole · tentpole · pole hammer · poletimber · hop pole · barge pole · springpole · range pole · up the pole · pole charge · bargepole · milepole · fuckpole · tail-pole · pole-crab · fishpole · lightpole · maypole · pole weapon · punt pole · fishing pole · perch pole · coupling pole · pole barn · polelike · pole fitness · rhythm pole · lodge pole · polepiece · icy pole · trekking pole · gin pole · carrying pole · memorial pole · greasy pole · catchpole · punting pole · pole-smoker
Meronyms
pole-guard · pole-pad · pole-ring · pole-hook · pole-screen · pole-hound · pole-pin · pole-socket · pole-pin-strap · pole-strap · pole-stop · pole-plate
Synonyms
carriage pole · rod (unit of length) · drawbar · shaft · beam
Translations (154)
ro drug (long and slender object for construction or support) · fr perche (long and slender object for construction or support) · sv stav (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi paalu (long and slender object for construction or support) · sl drog (long and slender object for construction or support) · it palo (long and slender object for construction or support) · sh mȍtka (long and slender object for construction or support) · ota هرك (long and slender object for construction or support) · gd cabar (long and slender object for construction or support) · ca perxa (implement for pole-vaulting) · fi sauva (long and slender object for construction or support) · it canna da pesca (type of fishing rod) · eo borilo ((vulgar) penis) · be жардзі́на (long and slender object for construction or support) · cmn 杆子 (long and slender object for construction or support) · es pertigal (long and slender object for construction or support) · sl palica (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi paalu (motor racing: pole position — see also pole position) · ro par (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi tanko (long and slender object for construction or support) · sc palu (long and slender object for construction or support) · pl drąg (long and slender object for construction or support) · it pertica (unit of length) · sw mlingoti (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi vapa (type of fishing rod) · ar زَانَة (implement for pole-vaulting) · hu pózna (long and slender object for construction or support) · sdc asta (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi salko (long and slender object for construction or support) · da pæl (long and slender object for construction or support) · el κοντάρι (long and slender object for construction or support) · be слуп (long and slender object for construction or support) · th เสา (long and slender object for construction or support) · fa-ira پالار (long and slender object for construction or support) · hu rúd (long and slender object for construction or support) · ru шест (long and slender object for construction or support) · ar عَمُود (long and slender object for construction or support) · sc albaranu (long and slender object for construction or support) · br peul (long and slender object for construction or support) · tsg usuk (long and slender object for construction or support) · ar قُطْب (long and slender object for construction or support) · uk жерди́на (implement for pole-vaulting) · pl pręt (long and slender object for construction or support) · es pértiga (long and slender object for construction or support) · inh бӏоагӏа (long and slender object for construction or support) · nb stokk (long and slender object for construction or support) · ms tiang (long and slender object for construction or support) · pdt Pol (long and slender object for construction or support) · it asta (long and slender object for construction or support) · be жэ́рдка (long and slender object for construction or support) · he מוֹט (long and slender object for construction or support) · ro stâlp (long and slender object for construction or support) · cs prut (approx. 5m) (unit of length) · sq shtagë (long and slender object for construction or support) · vec pal (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi seiväs (implement for pole-vaulting) · ca pal (long and slender object for construction or support) · pt vara (long and slender object for construction or support) · it asta (implement for pole-vaulting) · mi panoho (long and slender object for construction or support) · la asser (long and slender object for construction or support) · kk бағана (long and slender object for construction or support) · km បង្គោល (long and slender object for construction or support) · ja 棒 (long and slender object for construction or support) · zza qutub (long and slender object for construction or support) · sdn stantagliu (long and slender object for construction or support) · cs kůl (long and slender object for construction or support) · gl poste (long and slender object for construction or support) · oc pèrga (implement for pole-vaulting) · sk palica (long and slender object for construction or support) · eo kaco ((vulgar) penis) · tr direk (long and slender object for construction or support) · eo ŝtopilo ((vulgar) penis) · fr perche (implement for pole-vaulting) · hu cölöp (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi seiväs (long and slender object for construction or support) · te గడ కర్ర (long and slender object for construction or support) · hi बल्ली (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi pylväs (long and slender object for construction or support) · nl boom (long and slender object for construction or support) · av мокъ (long and slender object for construction or support) · bg стълб (long and slender object for construction or support) · srn kula (long and slender object for propelling a boat) · scn palu (long and slender object for construction or support) · ru столб (long and slender object for construction or support) · zza tirag (long and slender object for construction or support) · ru жердь (long and slender object for construction or support) · gl hasta (long and slender object for construction or support) · bg пръ́чка (type of fishing rod) · ce бӏогӏам (long and slender object for construction or support) · uk стовп (long and slender object for construction or support) · fi putki (telescope) · sc pau (long and slender object for construction or support) · alt сырык (long and slender object for construction or support) · sk žrď (long and slender object for construction or support) · tr sırık (long and slender object for construction or support) · hu rúd (implement for pole-vaulting) · hy ձող (long and slender object for construction or support) · ko 막대기 (long and slender object for construction or support) · sk tyč (long and slender object for construction or support) · pl tyczka (implement for pole-vaulting) · grc κοντός (long and slender object for construction or support) · eo stango (long and slender object for construction or support) · fa-ira تیرَک (long and slender object for construction or support) · pt caniço (type of fishing rod) · eu haga (long and slender object for construction or support) · es garrocha (long and slender object for construction or support) · bg прът (long and slender object for construction or support) · cs tyč (long and slender object for construction or support) · ms galah (long and slender object for construction or support) · lo ເສົາ (long and slender object for construction or support) · bn কুতুব (long and slender object for construction or support) · it pertica (long and slender object for construction or support) · es vara (long and slender object for construction or support) · grc κάμαξ (long and slender object for construction or support) · eo fikilo ((vulgar) penis) · mn багана (long and slender object for construction or support) · ko 장대 (long and slender object for construction or support) · nb trøe (type of fishing rod) · nb stolpe (long and slender object for construction or support) · eo kreskant-en-mano ((vulgar) penis) · br post (long and slender object for construction or support) · uk жерди́на (long and slender object for construction or support) · gl vara (long and slender object for construction or support) · tsg tukun (long and slender object for propelling a boat) · uz ustun (long and slender object for construction or support) · sk kôl (long and slender object for construction or support) · tr sırık (implement for pole-vaulting) · nl paal (long and slender object for construction or support) · ota كوندر (long and slender object for construction or support) · mi turupou (long and slender object for construction or support) · fur pâl (long and slender object for construction or support) · fr perche (unit of length) · la pertica (long and slender object for construction or support) · nb stav (long and slender object for construction or support) · uz xoda (long and slender object for construction or support) · eo suĉumino ((vulgar) penis) · he כְּלוֹנָס (long and slender object for construction or support) · it canna (type of fishing rod) · ja 竿 (long and slender object for construction or support) · nb stolpe (long and slender object for construction or support) · sh мо̏тка (long and slender object for construction or support) · es palo (long and slender object for construction or support) · vls poale (long and slender object for construction or support) · de Stab (long and slender object for construction or support) · ga cuaille (long and slender object for construction or support) · ceb usok (long and slender object for construction or support) · ru шест (implement for pole-vaulting) · sc longupànte (long and slender object for construction or support) · ota صیریق (long and slender object for construction or support) · pl wędzisko (type of fishing rod) · vec pało (long and slender object for construction or support) · de Stange (long and slender object for construction or support) · pl pręt (unit of length)