pole

/pˈə‍ʊl/

/ˈpoʊɫ/

Pole

someone who is from Poland or their family came from Poland

a sports equipment made of fiberglass, used for vaulting over a high bar

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

synonyms : terminal

the most northern or most southern points of the earth that are joined by its axis of rotation

one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

synonyms : perch

a square rod of land

synonyms : perch

to pole

MAIN VERB

propel with a pole

synonyms : punt

deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

support on poles

Examples

1. She climbed the greasy pole to become the CEO.

2. He has reached the top by climbing the greasy pole for over a decade.

3. After weeks of crash dieting, Jessica's friends noticed that she has become as skinny as a pole.

4. He's been climbing the greasy pole for years, but still no one has managed to expose him.