cheek vs poll

cheek

noun
  • Either side of an axehead. 

  • The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould. 

  • One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon. 

  • Impudence. 

  • The branches of a bridle bit. . 

  • One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair. 

  • The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. 

  • pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down 

  • The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts. 

verb
  • To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle. 

  • To be impudent towards. 

  • Don't cheek me, you little rascal! 

poll

noun
  • The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer. 

  • A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) 

  • A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count. 

  • The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish. 

  • A pet parrot. 

  • A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice. 

  • The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows. 

  • The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded. 

  • A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. 

verb
  • To solicit mock votes from (a person or group). 

  • To remove the horns of (an animal). 

  • To take, record the votes of (an electorate). 

  • To impose a tax upon. 

  • To pay as one's personal tax. 

  • To cut the hair of (a creature). 

  • To vote at an election. 

  • To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network). 

  • To be judged in a poll. 

  • 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 

  • To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. 

  • To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop. 

  • To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters. 

adj
  • Bred without horns, and thus hornless. 

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