polopo‧lo /ˈpəʊləʊ $ ˈpoʊloʊ/ noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINpolo
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 Balti ‘ball’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Among the 43-year-old Sydney woman's famous clients is Prince Charles, whom she treated after his much-publicised polo injury.
- But there had been no question of them taking up polo professionally.
- Prince Charles regularly plays polo there.
- The Classics Polo Match By the time the polo was due to start it was teeming with rain!
- The following day he played polo.
- There are few, if any, signs to direct visitors to the Saratoga polo fields.
- There is a tall one with seven days of stubble, who wears a navy tracksuit and white polo.
- We were once sent a polo pony to get fit for the coming polo season who was terrified of his mouth.
WORD SETS► Other Sports
Collocationsaerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► field
a game played between two teams of players who ride on horses and hit a small ball with long-handled wooden hammers → water polo· They met on the polo field 20 years ago and the attraction was present from the start.· Now he was laying out a polo field next to the house.· One level up, there was a polo field which looked useful for efforts.· There are few, if any, signs to direct visitors to the Saratoga polo fields.· He retreated to Highgrove and took out some of his frustration on the soil and the polo field.· The luncheon took place in a giant marquee with windows looking out across the polo field.
► match· And she sported the frock alongside Charles at a Windsor polo match.· Enthusiastically squired to polo matches, luncheons, swims, and tennis matches, Margarett did not miss Eddie.· With Prince Andrew and Charles at a polo match.· A protective Prince angrily telling photographers to leave his wife alone at a polo match Leaving hospital with Prince William.· It is hoped to have another polo match here next year and perhaps make it an annual event.· A year on and yet another polo match.
► neck· Patterned Fair Isle yoke pullovers came in at this time, then polo necks.· He wore an anorak over a wool sweater with a polo neck and he wore tough cord jeans and walking boots.· But the good news is that the word jazz is no longer synonymous with earnest types in black polo necks.
► player· Angel was now desperately trying to make his way as a professional polo player.· One weekend last month, water polo player Kirk Everist did something for his soul instead of his sport.
► pony· We were once sent a polo pony to get fit for the coming polo season who was terrified of his mouth.· Sara had letters to people who owned polo ponies and valuable land for development.· In winter he put his polo ponies out to grass at Highgrove, and got his hunters into peak condition.
► shirt· Wearing her navy shorts and a jade-green polo shirt, she felt cool and fresh.· Gary wears regulation Levi 501 jeans and a Ralph Lauren polo shirt.· The swine looked even more attractive than ever in a black open-necked polo shirt and black jeans.· Or buy a tailored polo shirt that fits?· Right Long-sleeve polo shirt, £16.99; trousers, fencer's own.· He was wearing a blue blazer and a white polo shirt.· Instead of a grey flannel suit he now wears a rather improbable pair of designer jeans and a stiffly pressed polo shirt.· Everybody here is dressed for the Love Boat, in shorts, polo shirts and Reeboks.
► team· A former captain of a winning Blues polo team, he still retains some of the rivalry with Oxford.
► water· In the afternoon, swimming games water polo, diving etc.· Louis, where the water polo competition was staged in an artificial pond.· Has to be team handball, an exciting blend of basketball, soccer, hockey and water polo.· One weekend last month, water polo player Kirk Everist did something for his soul instead of his sport.
VERB► play· I promised Madeleine last night I'd go with them to see Dunbar playing polo.· The following day he played polo.· Prince Charles regularly plays polo there.· They were interested spectators while he played polo, went fishing or fox hunting.· It seemed that when the Prince was not at home, he was playing polo.· Charles played polo unremittingly three or four times a week.
► wear· The young man and woman wore polo shirts and shorts.