polling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
    canvass; canvas; poll.
  2. verb vote in an election at a polling station
    poll.
  3. verb get the votes of
    poll.
  4. verb convert into a pollard
    pollard; poll.
    • pollard trees

WordNet

Poll"ing noun
Etymology
See Poll the head.
Definitions
  1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.
  2. Plunder, or extortion. Obs. E. Hall.
  3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.

Webster 1913