pool

pool
pool1 W2S2 [pu:l] n
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1¦(for swimming)¦
2¦(area of water)¦
3 pool of water/blood/light etc
4¦(game)¦
5¦(group of people)¦
6¦(shared money/things)¦
7 the pools
8¦(sports)¦
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[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 children
2.) ¦(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 etc
a 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 above
4.) ¦(GAME)¦[U]
a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars
shoot/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 needed
pool 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 pools
a 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)¦ AmE
a 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 pool
pool 2
pool2 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.

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