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the polls [PLACES]

the places where people vote in a political election:

go to the polls

to vote:

poll [RECEIVE VOTES]

When a person or a political party polls a particular number of votes in an election, they receive that number:

the poll [NUMBER OF VOTES]

the number of votes in an election:

poll [VOTE IN A COMPANY]

an occasion when people in a group, company, etc. vote for or against something at a meeting:

poll tax

a tax of a set amount that must be paid by each adult, esp. in order to vote

deed poll [CHANGE NAME]

in the UK, a type of legal document, especially one that allows someone to officially change their name:

exit poll

the activity of asking people about how they voted as they leave a polling station (= place at which people vote), to try to discover who will win the election

entrance poll

the activity of asking people about how they are going to vote as they enter a polling station (= place at which people vote), to try to discover who will win the election

decisive [QUICKLY AND CONFIDENTLY]

making choices quickly and surely, without having any doubts:

decisive [STRONGLY AFFECTING]

strongly affecting how a situation will progress or end:

decisive [WITHOUT DOUBT AND OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE]

Decisive also means without doubt or question, and of the greatest importance:

contention noun (DISAGREEMENT)

disagreement resulting from opposing arguments:

contention noun (OPINION)

an opinion expressed in an argument:

contention noun (COMPETITION)

the act of competing in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership:

be in/out of contention for sth

to be able/not able to achieve or win something, especially in sports:

bone of contention

something that two people or groups cannot agree about:

stud noun (HORSE)

a group of animals, especially high-quality horses, kept for breeding:

put (out) to stud

kept for breeding:

stud noun (MAN)

a man who is considered to be attractive and skilled sexually:

stud noun (DECORATION)

a small nail or piece of metal, with a large, rounded top, that is attached to the surface of something, usually for decoration

stud noun (JEWELLERY)

a small ball fixed to a metal post that fits through a hole made in the body, esp. in the ear

stud noun (BOOT) (US cleat)

any of the small, pointed objects that stick out from the bottom of some boots and shoes used in particular sports, for example football

studs showing/up

with the studs of your football boots pointing at a player's leg when you tackle them:

stud [WALL]

any of the vertical wood or metal posts used to make the frame of a wall

stud [CLOTH OR LEATHER]

a small, bright-colored nail, often specially shaped, that is fixed esp. to cloth or leather as decoration

stud noun (MALE ANIMAL)

a male animal kept esp. for breeding

stud noun (TYRE)

a small piece of metal, many of which are attached to special tyres used for driving in the snow

nose stud

a small piece of jewellery connected to a short, thin piece of metal that passes through the side of the nose:

studded with something

having a lot of something:

hillside

the sloping surface of a hill, rather than the level surface at the top of it

knot noun (FASTENING)

a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.:

knot noun (MASS)

a tight mass, for example of hair or string:

knot noun (GROUP OF PEOPLE)

a small group of people standing close together:

knot noun (WOOD)

a small hard area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the tree

knot noun (MEASUREMENT)

a measure of the speed of ships, aircraft, or movements of water and air. One knot is one nautical mile per hour:

knot [MUSCLE]

cause (a muscle) to become tense and hard.

tie the knot [COMPANIES]

if two or more companies tie the knot, they join to become one company:

reef knot (US also square knot)

a type of strong knot that is tied twice and cannot easily be unfastened

Gordian knot

a difficult problem or situation:

bowline (also bowline knot)

a simple type of knot for making a loop (= a circle) that does not slip at the end of a rope:

bow [BEND YOUR HEAD OR BODY]

to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform:

bow [SHIP] (also bows)

the front part of a ship

bow noun (KNOT)

a knot with two curved parts and two loose ends, used as a decoration or to tie shoes:

bow noun (WEAPON)

a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a long, thin piece of wood bent into a curve by a tightly stretched string:

bow noun (MUSIC)

a long, thin piece of wood with hair from the tail of a horse stretched along it, used to play musical instruments that have strings:

bow tie; dicky bow - informal

a special type of tie (= a strip of cloth put around a collar) in the shape of a bow, worn especially by men on formal occasions

bow-wow child's word

a dog

pussy bow - US (also UK pussycat bow)

a large bow (= a knot with two curved parts and two loose ends) worn at the front of the neck, especially on a woman's shirt:

bow blouse (UK also pussy bow blouse, pussycat blouse)

a shirt, usually worn by women, with a large bow (= a knot with two curved parts and two loose ends) at the front of the neck:

bow window

a curved window that sticks out from the wall of a house

bay window

a window that sticks out from the outer wall of a house and usually has three sides

Cupid's bow

If you have a Cupid's bow, you have an upper lip with two strong curves in it.

in knots [STOMACH] informal

If your stomach is in knots, it feels tight and uncomfortable because you are nervous or excited.

tie sb (up) in knots - informal

to confuse someone and make them unable to explain something clearly:

tie the knot [MARRY] - informal

to get married: