poll

1. To take, record the votes of (an electorate). (transitive)
2. To solicit mock votes from (a person or group). (transitive)
3. To vote at an election. (intransitive)
4. 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.
5. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. · to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass
6. To cut the hair of (a creature). (transitive)
7. To remove the horns of (an animal). (transitive)
8. To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop. · to poll a tree

He/she/it polls · Past polled · Past participle polled · -ing form polling