counting vs poll

counting and poll both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counting	Yes	No	No	No
poll	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, poll is a hyponym of counting; that is, poll is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than counting:

Other hyponyms of counting include blood count, census, nose count, nosecount, countdown, miscount, recount, sperm count.

counting (noun)	poll (noun)
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order	the counting of votes (as in an election)
	the top of the head
	the part of the head between the ears
	an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
	a tame parrot

counting (verb)	poll (verb)
	convert into a pollard
	get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
	vote in an election at a polling station
	get the votes of