1. a small body of still water, usually fresh; small pond
2. a small isolated collection of liquid spilt or poured on a surface; puddle: a pool of blood.
3. (Physical Geography) a deep part of a stream or river where the water runs very slowly
4. (Geological Science) an underground accumulation of oil or gas, usually forming a reservoir in porous sedimentary rock
5. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) See swimming pool
[Old English pōl; related to Old Frisian pōl, German Pfuhl]
pool
(puːl)
n
1. any communal combination of resources, funds, etc: a typing pool.
2. (Gambling, except Cards) the combined stakes of the betters in many gambling sports or games; kitty
3. (Commerce) 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
4. (Banking & Finance) financechiefly
a. a joint fund organized by security-holders for speculative or manipulative purposes on financial markets
b. the persons or parties involved in such a combination
5. (Billiards & Snooker) 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
vb (tr)
6. (Commerce) to combine (investments, money, interests, etc) into a common fund, as for a joint enterprise
7. (Commerce) commerce to organize a pool of (enterprises)
8. informalAustral to inform on or incriminate (someone)
[C17: from French poule, literally: hen used to signify stakes in a card game, from Medieval Latin pulla hen, from Latin pullus young animal]
1. Maintenance and control of a supply of resources or personnel upon which other activities may draw. The primary purpose of a pool is to promote maximum efficiency of use of the pooled resources or personnel, e.g., a petroleum pool or a labor and equipment pool. 2. Any combination of resources which serves a common purpose.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Pool
a small body of liquid; a reservoir of persons or things.
Examples: pool of blood, 1843; of memory, 1903; of sunlight, 1875; of typists; of water, 1622.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
millpond - a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
swimming hole - a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming
water hole - a natural hole or hollow containing water
3.
pool - an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
5.
pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
pool - a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"
billabong - a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
mud puddle - a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle"
place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
9.
pool - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
break - the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
carom, cannon - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
masse, masse shot - a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
miscue - a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
snooker - a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
Verb
1.
pool - combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"
(= common fund) → (gemeinsame) Kasse; each player put £10 in the pool → jeder Spielergab £10 in die Kasse; the pool stood at £40 → es waren £ 40 in der Kasse
poolspl (Brit) the pools(= football pools) → Totom or nt; to do the pools → Totospielen; to win the pools → im Totogewinnen; he won £1000 on the pools → er hat £ 1000 im Totogewonnen
1. a small area of still water. The rain left pools in the road. plas بِرْكَة ماء локва poça louže die Pfütze pyt λιμνούλα με νερό charco lomp آبگیر؛ چالاب uima-allas flaqueשלולית पोखरा, तालाब bara, barica pocsolya genangan pollur pozzanghera 水たまり 웅덩이 bala peļķe kolam plas vannpytt/-dam kałuża حوض poça baltă лужа mláka luža barica pöl แอ่งน้ำ gölcük; su birikintisi 水塘 ставочок; калюжа تالاب vũng nước 水塘
2. a similar area of any liquid. a pool of blood/oil. plas حَوْض نَفْط أو أي سائِل локва poça louže die Lache pøl; -pøl λιμνούλαcharco loik حوضچه lammikko flaqueשלולית गड्ढा mlaka tócsa genangan pollur pozza たまり (~) 바다, 피바다 klanas peļķe; palts lumuran plaspøl; forekomstkałuża كوچنى حوض poça baltă лужа mláka luža bara pöl บ่อ gölcük, birikinti 潭(泊) калюжа تالاب کے بقدر vũng 潭(泊)
3. a deep part of a stream or river. He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank. poel غَدير вир piscina tůň der Tümpel bassin; -bassin βαθύ σημείο ποταμού pozo võrendik قسمت عمیق allas trou d'eau מִקווֶה מַים नदी का गहरा बहाव duboko i mirno mjesto u rijeci mély víz lubuk hylur tonfano よどみ 깊은 웅덩이 duburys (upes) līcis lubuk diep gedeelte van een rivier vann, kulp, bassenggłębia, basen زوره برخه pego bulboană омут rybník, jazierko tolmun dubina djupt ställe ส่วนที่ลึกของแม่น้ำ derin kısım (河中的)深淵處 вир; заводь نالے يا ندي کا عميق ترين حصہ vực (河中的)渊深处
4. a swimming-pool. They spent the day at the pool. swembad بِرْكَة سِباحَه басейн piscina bazén der Pool swimmingpool; svømmebassin πισίνα, κολυμβητήριοpiscina supelbassein استخر uima-allas piscine בְּרֵיכַת שְׂחִייָה तैराकी तालाब bazen uszoda kolam renang sundlaug piscina プール 수영장 baseinas baseins kolam renang zwembadbassengbasen د لامبو وهلو حوض piscina piscină бассейн bazén bazen bazen pool, bassäng สระว่ายน้ำ yüzme havuzu 游泳池 басейн نہانے کا تالاب bể bơi 游泳池
pool2
(puːl) noun
a stock or supply. We put our money into a general pool. poel, pot صُندوق أموال مُشْتَرَكَه запас fundo comum (společná) pokladna; fond die Kasse pulje κοινό ταμείο fondo común fond سرمایه گذاری مشترک potti cagnotte, fonds commun מאגר संघ skupni polog u igri közös alap dana bersama púkk, sameiginlegur sjóður fondo comune* 共同出資 공동 기금 (bendrasis) fondas kopējā kase; kopējais fonds tabung potforråd, pottpula, kasa, fundusz مشتركه پانګه اچونه fundo comum fond comun общий фонд (spoločný) vklad sklad zaliha reserv, förråd, pott เงินกองกลาง fon, havuz 物資貯存處,供應物 спільний фонд; об'єднаний резерв ذخيرہ vốn chung 物资贮存处,供应物
verb
to put together for general use. We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use. saamgooi يُساهِم في مَبلَغ مُشتَرَك من المال сдружавам се reunir dát dohromady zusammenlegen lægge i fælles pulje κάνω ρεφενέ/ενώνω(κεφάλαια, προσπάθειες) reunir, juntar, poner en común (raha) kokku panema روی هم گذاشتن yhdistää mettre en commun קֶרֶן מְשוּתֶפֶת इकट्ठा करना zajednički polog összegyűjt (közös alapba) mengumpulkan leggja í púkk 共同出資する 공동 출자하다 sudėti (naudu) apvienot kopējā kasē/fondā mengumpulkan bij elkaar leggen legge i felles pott złożyć do wspólnego użytku يو پر بل كښيدل reunir a pune în comun объединять в общий фонд dať dohromady vložiti v sklad ostaviti sa strane slå samman, lägga ihop รวมกลุ่ม birleştirmek, katmak 集合基金 об'єднувати в спільний фонд فلاح عامہ کے ليے اکٹھا کرنا góp vốn chung 集合基金
(football) pools noun plural
organized gambling on the results of football matches. potgeld مَجموع الأموال التي يُقامَر بها залагане на футболни мачове loteria esportiva sázení das Fußballtoto tips προπό quiniela panuse tegemine (jalgpallis) شرط بندی روی مسابقات فوتبال veikkaus concours de pronostics טוטו फुटबाल मैच पर जुआ športska kladionica totó totalisator getraunir, veðmálabanki totocalcio サッカーとばく 풋볼 도박 lošimas rungtynių rezultatui atspėti derības (futbolā u.c.) teka perlawanan bola voetbaltoto tipping totalizator sportowy په قمار سره فوټپبال totobola pronosport тотализатор stávky športna stava sportska prognoza tipstjänst เงินเดิมพัน spor toto/loto 有組織地買足球比賽票進行賭博 сукупність ставок منظم قمار بازي cá độ 有组织地买足球比赛票进行赌博
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