poll-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: systematically collect opinions

Examples:
Among the 19 countries that the BBC polled last year, views of the EU are largely unchanged.
The survey polled the exact same students in their freshman and senior years.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: poll.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: receive or cast votes

Commentary:
NOTE: Related to sense 1, but specific to voting, not surveying opinions

Examples:
He polled the greatest number of votes in that constituency.
In 1980, when 65 per cent of the votes were polled, they led the alliance.
Dody polled the vote as follows: Paul - Yes; May - Yes; Stuckey - Yes; Allison - Yes...

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: poll.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: cut branches or horns

Commentary:
NOTE: same as the term 'pollard'

Examples:
I then polled the olive's spreading top.
Rams can be either horned or polled and ewes are polled.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pit-10.7
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4