any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood.
a puddle.
swimming pool.
a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas held in porous and permeable sedimentary rock (reservoir ).
verb (used without object)
to form a pool.
(of blood) to accumulate in a body part or organ.
verb (used with object)
to cause pools to form in.
to cause (blood) to form pools.
adjective
of or for a pool: pool filters.
taking place or occurring around or near a pool: a pool party.
Origin of pool
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English pōl; cognate with Dutch poel,German Pfuhl
Words nearby pool
poofter, pooh, Pooh Bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pool, Poole, pooled serum, pool hall, Pool Malebo, poolroom
Definition for pool (2 of 2)
pool2
[ pool ]
/ pul /
noun
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.
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; a typing pool.
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to enter into or form a pool.
adjective
of or belonging to a pool: a pool typist; a pool reporter.
Origin of pool
2
First recorded in 1685–95, pool is from the French word poule stakes, literally, hen. See pullet
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In the course of her remarkable travels Thecla baptizes herself by diving into a pool of “man-eating seals.”
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The pool will spring upon the market, right and left, selling thousands upon thousands of shares.
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Across the entrance the floor sloped up to the rocky ridge, of which Mr. Rogers had spoken; and beyond the ridge lay the pool.
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Any member shooting at pool or practice between shots of a score shall forfeit the score.
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It vanished into the unknown air; and the master of the pool quailed as he marked its fate.
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Once he slipped in a pool of blood and went down, his companion falling across him.
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British Dictionary definitions for pool (1 of 2)
pool1
/ (puːl) /
noun
a small body of still water, usually fresh; small pond
a small isolated collection of liquid spilt or poured on a surface; puddlea 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
Word Origin for pool
Old English pōl; related to Old Frisian pōl, German Pfuhl
British Dictionary definitions for pool (2 of 2)
pool2
/ (puːl) /
noun
any communal combination of resources, funds, etca typing pool
the combined stakes of the betters in many gambling sports or games; kitty
commercea 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, mainlyUS
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
verb(tr)
to combine (investments, money, interests, etc) into a common fund, as for a joint enterprise
commerceto organize a pool of (enterprises)
Australianinformalto inform on or incriminate (someone)
See also pools
Word Origin for pool
C17: from French poule, literally: hen used to signify stakes in a card game, from Medieval Latin pulla hen, from Latin pullus young animal