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poll — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  • den noun A wild animal's shelter, such as a cave or burrow.
  • hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  • leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
  • orifice noun An opening, especially one in the body or in a pipe or tube.
  • pierce verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
  • punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.

Senses

poll is used for these senses in English:

  • burrow A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
  • den A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
  • hole (slang) Any bodily orifice, in particular the anus.
  • leak A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
  • orifice A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
  • pierce (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
  • punch To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

burrow — full definition

  1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
  3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

den — full definition

  1. noun A wild animal's shelter, such as a cave or burrow.
  2. noun A small, cozy room in a home used for relaxing rather than formal entertaining.
  3. noun A place associated with a disreputable or secretive activity.

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