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tukon [tú.kun.] : pole (n.); pole (v.); prop up (v.)

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pole
n. (artifact)1. polea long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic.
~ barge polea long pole used to propel or guide a barge.; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"
~ microphone boom, booma pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set.
~ cabera heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland).
~ clothes tree, coat stand, coat treean upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing.
~ mastany sturdy upright pole.
~ roda long thin implement made of metal or wood.
~ ski polea pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing.
~ spara stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging.
~ stiltone of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground.; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
n. (person)2. polea native or inhabitant of Poland.
~ poland, polska, republic of polanda republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II.
~ europeana native or inhabitant of Europe.
~ polacka person of Polish descent.
n. (cognition)3. poleone of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions.; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
~ opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, viewa personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
n. (quantity)4. perch, pole, roda linear measure of 16.5 feet.
~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern irelanda monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom.
~ linear measure, linear unita unit of measurement of length.
~ yard, pacea unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride.
~ furlonga unit of length equal to 220 yards.
n. (quantity)5. perch, pole, roda square rod of land.
~ area unit, square measurea system of units used to measure areas.
n. (location)6. celestial pole, poleone of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere.
~ celestial pointa point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere).
~ north celestial polethe celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris.
~ south celestial polethe celestial pole above the southern hemisphere.
n. (location)7. poleone of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface.
~ geographic point, geographical pointa point on the surface of the Earth.
~ north polethe northernmost point of the Earth's axis.
~ south polethe southernmost point of the Earth's axis.
n. (artifact)8. pole, terminala contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
~ anodethe negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current.
~ electric battery, batterya device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series.
~ tangency, contact(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact.; "they forget to solder the contacts"
~ electrical devicea device that produces or is powered by electricity.
~ negative polethe terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate.
~ positive polethe terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate.
n. (artifact)9. polea long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting.
~ sports implementan implement used in a sport.
n. (artifact)10. magnetic pole, poleone of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated.
~ magnet(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.
~ negative magnetic pole, south-seeking pole, negative polethe pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely.
~ north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive polethe pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely.
~ end, terminaleither extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
v. (contact)11. pole, puntpropel with a pole.; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
~ propel, impelcause to move forward with force.; "Steam propels this ship"
~ push, forcemove with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner"
v. (contact)12. polesupport on poles.; "pole climbing plants like beans"
~ hold up, support, sustain, holdbe the physical support of; carry the weight of.; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
v. (change)13. poledeoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole.
~ metallurgythe science and technology of metals.
~ deoxidise, deoxidize, reduceto remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons.
pole
prop up
v. (contact)1. prop, prop up, shore, shore upsupport by placing against something solid or rigid.; "shore and buttress an old building"
~ hold up, support, sustain, holdbe the physical support of; carry the weight of.; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
~ bolsterprop up with a pillow or bolster.