- pool
- pool1 W2S2 [pu:l] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(for swimming)¦2¦(area of water)¦3 pool of water/blood/light etc4¦(game)¦5¦(group of people)¦6¦(shared money/things)¦7 the pools8¦(sports)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Sense: 1-3; Origin: Old English pol][Sense: 4, 5-8; Date: 1600-1700; : French; Origin: poule 'hen'; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game]1.) ¦(FOR SWIMMING)¦a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it▪ They have a nice pool in their backyard.▪ a shallow pool suitable for children2.) ¦(AREA OF WATER)¦a small area of still water in a hollow place▪ pools of water with tiny fish in them▪ Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water.3.) pool of water/blood/light etca small area of liquid or light on a surface▪ A guard found him lying in a pool of blood.▪ a pool of light formed by the street lamp above4.) ¦(GAME)¦[U]a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in barsshoot/play pool▪ We went to the pub and played pool.5.) ¦(GROUP OF PEOPLE)¦a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are neededpool of▪ a pool of talented applicants to choose from▪ The region has a large and talented labour pool .6.) ¦(SHARED MONEY/THINGS)¦ [C usually singular]a number of things or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people▪ Both partners put money into a common pool.7.) the poolsa system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games▪ I do the pools sometimes.▪ Dad won £40 on the pools .8.) ¦(SPORTS)¦ AmEa game in which people try to win money by guessing the result of a sports game, or the money that is collected from these people for this▪ the office basketball poolpool 2pool2 v [T]to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them▪ Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property.▪ The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.