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pool

noun

  1. a small pond, as in a garden
  2. a small collection of liquid, as a puddle
  3. swimming pool
  4. a deep, still spot in a river
  5. ☆ a natural, isolated, underground accumulation of oil or gas

intransitive verb

to form, or accumulate in, a pool

noun

  1. the total amount of the players' stakes played for, as in a single deal of a card game; pot
    1. Brit. a game of billiards for such a pool
    2. any of various games related to billiards played typically with object balls numbered from one to fifteen and a cue ball, on a pool table: the object is to pocket a ball or balls
  2. a combination of resources, funds, etc. for some common purpose; specif.,
    1. ☆ the combined wagers of bettors on a horse race, participants in a lottery, etc., the gains or losses from which are to be divided proportionately
    2. the combined investments of a group of persons or corporations undertaking, and sharing responsibility for, a joint enterprise
    3. ☆ a common fund of stockholders, for speculation, manipulation of prices, etc.
    4. the persons or parties forming any such combination
  3. ☆ a combination of business firms for creating a monopoly in a particular market; trust
    1. a collection of equipment and group of trained personnel, utilized and shared by a group: a motor pool
    2. an informal group of people sharing in some task or responsibility: a car pool

transitive verb, intransitive verb

☆ to contribute to a pool, or common fund; make a common interest or form a pool (of)

See pool in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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