a parrot; -- familiarly so called.-one who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.-the head; the back part of the head.-a number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.-specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.-the casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.-the place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.-the broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.-the european chub. see pollard, 3 (a).-to remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.-to cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.-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, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.-to register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.-to cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. see dee/ poll.-to vote at an election.