Wave a Dead Chicken

/wāv ā ded chi-kᵊn/

v.,n. 

  1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status of an input line, sensor, or memory location to see if a particular external event has been registered.
  2. To repeatedly call or check with someone:
    "I keep polling him, but he's not answering his phone; he must be swapped out."
  3. To ask.
    "Lunch? I poll for a takeout order daily."