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prune vs poll

poll vs prune

prune and poll both are nouns.

prune and poll both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prune Yes No Yes No
poll Yes No Yes No
As verbs, poll is a hyponym of prune; that is, poll is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prune:
  • prune: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • poll: convert into a pollard
Other hyponyms of prune include shear, pollard, pinch, top, disbud.
prune (noun) poll (noun)
dried plum 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
prune (verb) poll (verb)
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things convert into a pollard
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
vote in an election at a polling station
get the votes of
Difference between prune and poll

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