1. a tall thin pole used to support bean plants as they grow
2. a very tall, thin person
Usage: informal

Examples

• The gardener placed a beanpole next to each plant in the vegetable patch.
• We need to buy some beanpoles before planting the climbing beans.
• At six feet tall and barely 120 pounds, Jake was nicknamed the beanpole.
• The basketball player was such a beanpole that his uniform hung loose on his frame.
• She tied the bean vines to the wooden beanpole with garden twine.
• Despite being called a beanpole in high school, he eventually filled out in college.