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verb
- (transitive) To furnish with poles for support.
- support on poles
- (transitive) To convey on poles.
- propel with a pole
- (transitive, baseball) To strike (the ball) very hard.
- To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- (transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
- To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat (copper) by blowing natural gas or other reducing agent through the molten oxide, burning off the oxygen.
- (transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
noun
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- (US, African-American Vernacular, slang) A rifle.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.
- (complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
- A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
- (cricket, slang) A wicket, especially in the context of the number of wickets taken by a particular bowler.
- Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
- (motor racing) A pole position.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
- (fishing) 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.
- (historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- (geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- (slang, spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- a square rod of land
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
adj
- having two poles
- of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions
- of or relating to manic depressive illness
- (physics) Relating to a bipole.
- Relating to both polar regions.
- Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
- (politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
- Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
noun
noun
- A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- (plumbing) A drain rod, being a set of segmented rods with interlocking connectors designed to remain attached even under rotation in use.
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
- (ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
- (rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
- (mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
- (slang) A pistol; a gun.
- (biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
- (slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
- (anatomy) A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
- A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
- (chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ¹⁄₈ to ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
- An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
- An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+¹⁄₂ yards.
- a gangster's pistol
- any rod-shaped bacterium
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
- a square rod of land
verb
noun
- any sturdy upright pole
- nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
- a vertical spar for supporting sails
- nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
- (nautical, communication, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
- (naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP"); a disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
- The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
- (bodybuilding slang) The anabolic steroid drostanolone propionate, also known as Masteron
verb
noun
- an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
- Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
- the value behind the money in a monetary system
- a board measure = 1980 board feet
- the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- any distinctive flag
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- A measure for timber.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
- a hill with a cairn or tumulus at its summit
- A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
- (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
- (India) Grade level in primary education.
- The sheth of a plough.
- Ellipsis of standard poodle.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
- (sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
- (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- A large drinking cup.
- (in place names, chiefly Northern England, Scotland) a cairn or tumulus
- A musical work of established popularity.
- (historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.
adj
- commonly used or supplied
- established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
- conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
- regularly and widely used or sold
- conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- As normally supplied (not optional).
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- (linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.
- (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
- (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
intj
verb
- propel with a pole
- place a bet on
- kick the ball
- (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- (rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
noun
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- (nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A wild guess.
- A bet or wager.
- (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- (Australia) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
noun
- Any of various plates used to secure an attachment to a pole.
- A horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters, differing from the plate in that it is not resting on the wall.
- (biology) A structure that forms at the pole of the spindle during the first meiotic or mitotic division in some animals.
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
noun
- A thick pole or piece of wood.
- a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
- A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
- (nautical) Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
- (mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
- (MLE) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- (aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
- A rafter of a roof.
- (mineralogy) Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
- making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
- any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
verb
noun
- (more generally) The top of any pole.
- The front portion of the pole that attaches a coach or wagon to the team of horses that pulls it.
- A housing for wires that is attached to the top of a telephone pole or similar pole carrying power lines.
- The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.
- (dialect) A tadpole.
- An emblem, usually made of metal, that tops a pole which is carried by the steward or secretary of a rural British club or friendly society.
- The top of a flagpole.
noun
- one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
- long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
- A crutch.
- A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- The handle of a plough.
verb
noun
- (carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
- (nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
- (sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
- (space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
noun
- A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- (plumbing) A drain rod, being a set of segmented rods with interlocking connectors designed to remain attached even under rotation in use.
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
- (ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
- (rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
- (mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
- (slang) A pistol; a gun.
- (biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
- (slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
- (anatomy) A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
- A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
- (chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ¹⁄₈ to ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
- An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
- An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+¹⁄₂ yards.
- a gangster's pistol
- any rod-shaped bacterium
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
- a square rod of land
verb
noun
- any sturdy upright pole
- nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
- a vertical spar for supporting sails
- nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
- (nautical, communication, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
- (naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP"); a disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
- The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
- (bodybuilding slang) The anabolic steroid drostanolone propionate, also known as Masteron
verb
noun
- an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
- Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
- the value behind the money in a monetary system
- a board measure = 1980 board feet
- the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- any distinctive flag
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- A measure for timber.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
- a hill with a cairn or tumulus at its summit
- A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
- (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
- (India) Grade level in primary education.
- The sheth of a plough.
- Ellipsis of standard poodle.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
- (sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
- (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- A large drinking cup.
- (in place names, chiefly Northern England, Scotland) a cairn or tumulus
- A musical work of established popularity.
- (historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.
adj
- commonly used or supplied
- established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
- conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
- regularly and widely used or sold
- conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- As normally supplied (not optional).
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- (linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.
- (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
- (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
intj
noun
- Any of various plates used to secure an attachment to a pole.
- A horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters, differing from the plate in that it is not resting on the wall.
- (biology) A structure that forms at the pole of the spindle during the first meiotic or mitotic division in some animals.
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
noun
- A thick pole or piece of wood.
- a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
- A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
- (nautical) Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
- (mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
- (MLE) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- (aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
- A rafter of a roof.
- (mineralogy) Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
- making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
- any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
verb
noun
- (more generally) The top of any pole.
- The front portion of the pole that attaches a coach or wagon to the team of horses that pulls it.
- A housing for wires that is attached to the top of a telephone pole or similar pole carrying power lines.
- The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.
- (dialect) A tadpole.
- An emblem, usually made of metal, that tops a pole which is carried by the steward or secretary of a rural British club or friendly society.
- The top of a flagpole.
noun
- one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
- long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
- A crutch.
- A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- The handle of a plough.
verb
noun
- (carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
- (nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
- (sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
- (space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
verb
- (transitive) To furnish with poles for support.
- support on poles
- (transitive) To convey on poles.
- propel with a pole
- (transitive, baseball) To strike (the ball) very hard.
- To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- (transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
- To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat (copper) by blowing natural gas or other reducing agent through the molten oxide, burning off the oxygen.
- (transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
noun
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- (US, African-American Vernacular, slang) A rifle.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.
- (complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
- A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
- (cricket, slang) A wicket, especially in the context of the number of wickets taken by a particular bowler.
- Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
- (motor racing) A pole position.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
- (fishing) 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.
- (historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- (geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- (slang, spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- a square rod of land
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
verb
- propel with a pole
- place a bet on
- kick the ball
- (colloquial, transitive) To eject; to kick out of a place.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- (soccer) To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- (nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- (figuratively) To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- (rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- (colloquial, intransitive) To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
noun
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- (nautical) A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- The indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A wild guess.
- A bet or wager.
- (glassblowing) A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- (Australia) Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs.
adj
- having two poles
- of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions
- of or relating to manic depressive illness
- (physics) Relating to a bipole.
- Relating to both polar regions.
- Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
- (politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
- Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.