To the Poles, it means plenty (4)
I believe the answer is:
tons
'plenty' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'to the poles' is the wordplay.
'the poles' becomes 'ns' (North and South poles).
'to'+'ns'='TONS'
'it means' is the link.
(Other definitions for tons that I've seen before include "A lot" , "Lots" , "Loads (sl.)" , "Each is equivalent to 2240 pounds" .)