English dictionary

polling Meaning & Definition

/ˈpoʊlɪŋ/

What Does Polling Mean?

As a verb, polling means present participle and gerund of poll. As a noun, it means The action of taking a poll.

The action of taking a poll.
A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral or service to see if it has data to transfer.
the process of voting in an election.

To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
To vote at an election.
To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass
To cut the hair of (a creature).
To remove the horns of (an animal).
To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
to poll a tree
(communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
The network hub polled the department's computers to determine which ones could still respond.
(with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
To impose a tax upon.
To pay as one's personal tax.
To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.
a polled deed

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He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.

to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass

to poll a tree

The network hub polled the department's computers to determine which ones could still respond.

a polled deed

polling

polling (countable and uncountable, plural pollings)

The standard pronunciation of polling is //ˈpoʊlɪŋ//, spoken in 1 syllable.