noun
plural poles
[count] :a long, straight piece of wood, metal, etc., that is often placed in the ground so that it stands straight up
up the pole
Brit informal :crazy
verb
poles; poled; poling
[+ obj] :to move (a boat) by using a pole to push against the bottom of a river, lake, etc.
noun
plural poles
[count] either end of the imaginary line around which something (such as the earth) turns - see also north pole, south pole
technical
either one of the two ends of a magnet
the positive point or the negative point on a battery
either one of two opposite positions, situations, etc.
poles apart
as far apart or as different as possible