pool 1 (p l)n. 1. A small body of still water. 2. An accumulation of standing liquid; a puddle: a pool of blood. 3. A deep or still place in a stream. 4. A swimming pool. 5. An underground accumulation of petroleum or gas in porous sedimentary rock. intr.v. pooled, pool·ing, pools 1. To form pools or a pool: The receding tide pooled in hollows along the shore. 2. To accumulate in a body part: preventing blood from pooling in the limbs. [Middle English, from Old English p  l.] |
| pool 2 (pl) n. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. An available supply, the use of which is shared by a group. 4. A group of journalists who cover an event and then by agreement share their reports with participating news media: the White House press pool. 5. 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. 6. An agreement between competing business concerns to establish controls over production, market, and prices for common profit. 7. Any of several games played on a six-pocket billiards table usually with 15 object balls and a cue ball. Also called pocket billiards. v. pooled, pool·ing, pools v.tr. To put into a fund for use by all: Let's pool our resources to finish the project quickly. v.intr. To join or form a pool. [French poule, hen, stakes, booty, from Old French, hen, young chicken, from Latin pullus, young of an animal; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.] pool  er n. |
pool 1
Noun
1. a small body of still water
2. a small body of spilt liquid: a pool of blood
3. See swimming pool
4. a deep part of a stream or river [Old English pōl]
pool 2
Noun
1. a shared fund of resources or workers: a typing pool
2. a billiard game in which all the balls are potted with the cue ball
3. the combined stakes of those betting in many gambling games
4. Commerce a group of producers who agree to maintain output levels and high prices
Verb
to put into a common fund [French poule, literally: hen used to signify stakes in a card game]
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.
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pool - an excavation that is (usually) filled with watercistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool - pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" wading pool - a shallow pool for children water jump - a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest |
| 2. |  pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"fishpond - a freshwater pond with fish horsepond - a pond for watering horses lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land mere - a small pond of standing water 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" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together typing pool - a group of typists who can work for different persons | |
| 4. | pool - an association of companies for some definite purpose 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" reserve account, reserve fund - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments | |
| 6. | 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" | |
| 7. | pool - the combined stakes of the betters | |
| 8. | pool - something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" 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 pocketstable game - a game that is played on a table 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" share - use jointly or in common |
| 2. | pool - join or form a pool of people |
pool 1
noun 1. swimming pool, lido, swimming bath(s) Brit. bathing pool (archaic)
pool 2
Translations
pool [puːl] n (natural) → charca (= pond); estanque m (also: swimming pool) → piscina, alberca (LAM) (= billiards); billar m americano;
vt → juntar;
typing pool → servicio de mecanografía;
(football) pools npl → quinielas fpl
pool [puːl] n [of rain] → flaque f (= pond); mare f;
(artificial) → bassin m;
(also: swimming pool) → piscine f (= sth shared); fonds commun (= money at cards); cagnotte f (= billiards); poule f;
(Comm) (= consortium); pool m;
(US) (= monopoly trust); trust m
typing pool (US);
secretary pool → pool m dactylographique;
to do the (football) pools (Brit) → jouer au loto sportif see also football pools
pool [puːl] n (= pond) → Teich m;
(also: swimming pool) → Schwimmbad nt [of blood] → Lache f;
(Sport) → Poolbillard nt [of cash, workers] → Bestand m;
(Cards) (= kitty); Kasse f;
(Comm) (= consortium); Interessengemeinschaft f
vt [+ money] → zusammenlegen [+ knowledge, resources]; vereinigen;
pools npl (also: football pools) → Fußballtoto nt;
car pool → Fahrgemeinschaft f;
typing pool, secretary pool (US) → Schreibzentrale f;
to do the (football) pools → im Fußballtoto spielen
pool [puːl] n [of rain] → pozza (= pond); stagno;
(artificial) → vasca;
(COMM) (= consortium); pool m inv;
(US) (= monopoly trust); trust m inv (= billiards) specie di biliardo a buca
typing pool (US);
secretary pool → servizio comune di dattilografia;
to do the (football) pools → fare la schedina, giocare al totocalcio
n pool [puːl]
1 a small area of still water The rain left pools in the road. plas بِرْكَة ماء локва louže pyt die Pfütze λιμνούλα με νερό charco lomp آبگیر؛ چالاب lätäkkö flaque שְׁלוּלִית पोखरा, तालाब bara,barica pocsolya genangan pollur pozzanghera 水たまり 물웅덩이 bala peļķe kolam plas vannpytt/-dam kałuża 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 louže pøl; -pøl die Lache λιμνούλα charco loik حوضچه lätäkkö flaque שְׁלוּלִית गड्ढा mlaka tócsa genangan pollur pozza たまり (액체가) 괸 곳 klanas peļķe; palts lumuran plas (blod)pøl; (olje)forekomst kałuża poça baltă лужа mláka luža bara pöl กองเลือด 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 tůň bassin; -bassin der Tümpel βαθύ σημείο ποταμού pozo võrendik قسمت عمیق syvänne trou d'eau מִקווֶה מַים नदी का गहरा बहाव duboko i mirno mjesto u rijeci mély víz lubuk hylur tonfano よどみ 소(沼) duburys (upes) līcis lubuk diep gedeelte van een rivier vann, kulp, basseng głębia, basen pego bulboană омут rybník, jazierko tolmun dubina djupt ställe สระน้ำ derin kısım (河中的)淵深處 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 bazén swimmingpool; svømmebassin der Pool πισίνα, κολυμβητήριο piscina supelbassein استخر uima-allas piscine בְּרֵיכַת שְׂחִייָה तैराकी तालाब bazen uszoda kolam renang sundlaug piscina プール 수영장 baseinas baseins kolam renang zwembad (svømme)basseng basen piscina piscină (плавательный) бассейн bazén bazen bazen pool, bassäng สระว่ายน้ำ yüzme havuzu 游泳池 басейн نہانے کا تالاب bể bơi 游泳池
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