pool
1a small body of standing water; pond.
a still, deep place in a stream.
any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood.
a puddle.
a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas held in porous and permeable sedimentary rock (reservoir ).
to form a pool.
(of blood) to accumulate in a body part or organ.
to cause pools to form in.
to cause (blood) to form pools.
of or for a pool: pool filters.
taking place or occurring around or near a pool: a pool party.
Origin of pool
1Other definitions for pool (2 of 2)
Also called pocket billiards . any of various games played on a pool table with a cue ball and 15 other balls that are usually numbered, in which the object is to drive all the balls into the pockets with the cue ball.: Compare billiards.
the total amount staked by a combination of bettors, as on a race, to be awarded to the successful bettor or bettors.
the combination of such bettors.
an association of competitors who agree to control the production, market, and price of a commodity for mutual benefit, although they appear to be rivals.
Finance. a combination of persons or organizations for the purpose of manipulating the prices of securities.
a combination of resources, funds, etc., for common advantage.
the combined interests or funds.
a facility, resource, or service that is shared by a group of people: a car pool;The Psychology department has built up a large participant pool for experiments.
the persons or parties involved.
the stakes in certain games.
British. a billiard game.
Fencing. a match in which each teammate successively plays against each member of the opposing team.
to put (resources, money, etc.) into a pool, or common stock or fund, as for a financial venture, according to agreement.
to form a pool of.
to make a common interest of.
to enter into or form a pool.
of or belonging to a pool: a pool reporter;Pool research assistants will be assigned to code and enter the data.
Origin of pool
2Other words for pool
Other words from pool
- pooler, noun
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How to use pool in a sentence
Adon and Fuentes were both in the Nationals’ 60-player pool this summer.
Nationals protect Steven Fuentes, Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon from Rule 5 draft | Jesse Dougherty | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThey sat down to “pool our ideas to help build bridges of peace,” Abbas said, and asked Mannan to sit down with them.
A restaurant that fed the homeless said it might have to close. Donations poured in. | Paulina Firozi | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostHe fell another 100 feet into the deep pool at the base of the falls.
The community has tennis courts, 3 heated pools, and 3 patio bars.
There’s no excuse for the small pool of data, particularly for Abbott, Pettengill said.
Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit | by Lisa Song | November 16, 2020 | ProPublica
Efforts at pooling resources began in the run-up to the 2012 presidential campaign.
Dem Donors’ Lysistrata Moment on Climate Change | David Freedlander | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBlood was pooling beneath her cornea, forming what is known as a hyphema.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling | Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he landed, his leg had turned black from blood pooling, but Landis still raced in the Tour of Belgium a week later.
Dope on Wheels: Speed Read of 'Wheelmen' About Lance Armstrong | Thomas Flynn | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn other cases they may be groups of people pooling their incomes from a variety of professions and occupations.
The Kibbutz Movement’s Lessons For Communal Living Today | Daniel Gavron | May 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInsurance everywhere works by pooling together similar risks.
The idea of pooling our trophies and giving them as a Christmas present to Billie appeals to me strongly.
A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith NicholsonAt last, late in 1885, the warfare was terminated by an elaborate pooling agreement.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyAlthough operated under pooling agreements, yet they were competitors in the matter of the service offered.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe nature of railway competition is indeed such that no other result than consolidation or pooling can ensue.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyA more consistent enforcement of the long and short haul principle might provide a remedy almost as effective as pooling.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for pool (1 of 2)
/ (puːl) /
a small body of still water, usually fresh; small pond
a small isolated collection of liquid spilt or poured on a surface; puddle: a pool of blood
a deep part of a stream or river where the water runs very slowly
an underground accumulation of oil or gas, usually forming a reservoir in porous sedimentary rock
See swimming pool
Origin of pool
1British Dictionary definitions for pool (2 of 2)
/ (puːl) /
any communal combination of resources, funds, etc: a typing pool
the combined stakes of the betters in many gambling sports or games; kitty
commerce a group of producers who conspire to establish and maintain output levels and high prices, each member of the group being allocated a maximum quota; price ring
finance, mainly US
a joint fund organized by security-holders for speculative or manipulative purposes on financial markets
the persons or parties involved in such a combination
any of various billiard games in which the object is to pot all the balls with the cue ball, esp that played with 15 coloured and numbered balls; pocket billiards
to combine (investments, money, interests, etc) into a common fund, as for a joint enterprise
commerce to organize a pool of (enterprises)
Australian informal to inform on or incriminate (someone)
Origin of pool
2- See also pools
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