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noun | verb poolpool1 /pul/ ●●● S1 W2 noun ETYMOLOGYpool1Origin: (1, 3, 4) Old English pol ► play/shoot pool We went to the bar and played pool. 1 FOR SWIMMING [countable] a hole that has been specially built and filled with water so that people can swim or wade in it: I spent the entire afternoon relaxing by the pool.2GAME [uncountable] a game in which you use a stick to knock numbered balls into holes around a cloth-covered table, which is often played in bars: play/shoot pool We went to the bar and played pool.3a pool of water/blood/light etc. a small area of liquid or light on a surface: There was a pool of oil under the car.4AREA OF WATER [countable] a small area of still water in a hollow place: Kids were looking for crabs in the tide pools.5GROUP OF PEOPLE [countable] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed: a pool of volunteers for community projects a secretarial pool6SPORTS [countable] a game in which people try to win money by guessing the results of football, basketball, etc. games, or the money that is collected from these people for this: the office basketball pool7SHARED MONEY/THINGS [countable] a number of things or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people: He won $50,000 from the pool.[Origin: (1, 3, 4) Old English pol] → see also carpool1, dirty pool at dirty1 (10), gene pool noun | verb poolpool2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEpool |
Present | I, you, we, they | pool | | he, she, it | pools | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pooled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pooled | | he, she, it | has pooled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pooled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pool | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pooled |
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Present | I | am pooling | | he, she, it | is pooling | | you, we, they | are pooling | Past | I, he, she, it | was pooling | | you, we, they | were pooling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pooling | | he, she, it | has been pooling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pooling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pooling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pooling |
► pooled ... resources The family pooled all of their financial resources to start the business. to combine your money, ideas, skills, etc. with those of other people so that you can all use them: The family pooled all of their financial resources to start the business. |