pool

A pool is defined as a puddle of liquid or a place for swimming.

(noun)

Pool is a type of billiard game played with a long cue and balls on a felted table.

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An example of pool is what Paul Newman played in the movie The Hustler.

The definition of a pool is a combination or gathering of people or resources for the same purpose.

(noun)

An example of pool is a group of co-workers who drive to work together in the same vehicle.

See pool in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME < OE pol, akin to Du poel & Ger pfuhl, prob. ult. < IE base *bhel-, to shine, glimmer

intransitive verb

to form, or accumulate in, a pool

noun

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
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
☆ 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

Origin: Fr poule, pool, stakes, orig. hen < LL pulla, hen, fem. of L pullus (see poultry): assoc. in E with 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

noun

intransitive verb pooled, pool·ing, pools

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English pōl

noun

a. A game of chance, resembling a lottery, in which the contestants put staked money into a common fund that is later paid to the winner.
b. A fund containing all the money bet in a game of chance or on the outcome of an event.
A grouping of resources for the common advantage of the participants: a pool of implements for the use of all the workers on the estate; forming a pool of our talents.
An available supply, the use of which is shared by a group.
A group of journalists who cover an event and then by agreement share their reports with participating news media: the White House press pool.
a. A mutual fund established by a group of stockholders for speculating in or manipulating prices of securities.
b. The persons or parties participating in such a fund.
An agreement between competing business concerns to establish controls over production, market, and prices for common profit.
Any of several games played on a six-pocket billiards table usually with 15 object balls and a cue ball. Also called pocket billiards.