poll vs counting

poll and counting both are nouns.

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

As nouns, counting is a hypernym of poll; that is, counting is a word with a broader meaning than poll:

Other hypernyms of poll include count, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally.

poll (noun)	counting (noun)
the counting of votes (as in an election)	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
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

poll (verb)	counting (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