From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pole
n 1: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
2: a native or inhabitant of Poland
3: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they
are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
4: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
5: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
6: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the
celestial sphere [syn: pole, celestial pole]
7: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of
rotation intersects the Earth's surface
8: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at
which electric current enters or leaves [syn: terminal,
pole]
9: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
10: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to
be concentrated [syn: pole, magnetic pole]
v 1: propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went
punting in Cambridge" [syn: punt, pole]
2: support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
3: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole