pool
noun (1)
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Definition of pool
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a(1)
: a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water
(2)
: a quiet place in a stream
(3)
: a body of water forming above a dam
b
: something resembling a pool
a pool of light
2
: a small body of standing liquid
3
: a continuous area of porous sedimentary rock that yields petroleum or gas
4
: swimming pool
pool
verb (1)
pooled;
pooling;
pools
Definition of pool (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: to form a pool
2
of blood
: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
pool
noun (2)Definition of pool (Entry 3 of 4)
1a
: an aggregate stake to which each player of a game has contributed
b
: all the money bet by a number of persons on a particular event
2a
: a game played on an English billiard table in which each of the players stakes a sum and the winner takes all
b
: any of various games of billiards played on an oblong table having 6 pockets with usually 15 object balls
3
: an aggregation of the interests or property of different persons made to further a joint undertaking by subjecting them to the same control and a common liability
4
: a readily available supply: such as
a
: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands
b
: a body product (such as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use
c
: a group of people available for some purpose
a shrinking pool of applicants typing pool
5
: gene pool
6
: a group of journalists from usually several news organizations using pooled resources (such as television equipment) to produce shared coverage especially of events to which access is restricted
pool
verb (2)
pooled;
pooling;
pools
Definition of pool (Entry 4 of 4)
: to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort
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pool
noun
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Kids Definition of pool
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: a small deep body of usually fresh water
2
: something like a pool (as in shape or depth)
The lamp cast a pool of light.
3
: a small body of standing liquid : puddle
a pool of blood
4
: swimming pool
pool
nounKids Definition of pool (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a game of billiards played on a table with six pockets
2
: a supply of people or things available for use
a pool of talent
pool
verb
pooled;
pooling
Kids Definition of pool (Entry 3 of 3)
: to contribute to a common fund or effort
pool
intransitive verb
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Medical Definition of pool
(Entry 1 of 2)
of blood
: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
blood pooled in his legs
pool
nounMedical Definition of pool (Entry 2 of 2)
: a readily available supply: as
a
: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands — see gene pool, metabolic pool
b
: a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use