pool
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈpül 
1
a(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
2 of 4verb (1)
pooled; pooling; pools
intransitive verb
1
: to form a pool
2
of blood : to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
pool
3 of 4noun (2)
1
a
: 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
2
a
: 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
4 of 4verb (2)
pooled; pooling; pools
transitive verb
: to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- billabong [Australian]
- mere [chiefly British]
- puddle
- stank [British dialect]
- well
Noun (2)
- force
- help
- labor force
- manpower
- personnel
- staff
- workforce
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English pōl; akin to Old High German pfuol pool
Noun (2)
French poule, literally, hen, from Old French, feminine of poul cock — more at pullet
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb (1)
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (2)
circa 1780, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pool
Kids Definition
pool 1 of 3
noun
ˈpül
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
2 of 3noun
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
3 of 3verb
pooled; pooling
: to contribute to a common fund or effort
Medical Definition
pool 1 of 2
intransitive verb
ˈpül
of blood
: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
blood pooled in his legs
pool
2 of 2noun
: 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
Legal Definition
pool 1 of 2
noun
1
: an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together
an insurance pool
2
: a group of people available for some purpose see also jury pool
pool
2 of 2transitive verb
: to combine (as assets or votes) in a common form or effort
especially : to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes
pooled 1 of 2
adjective
as in combined
used or done by a number of people as a group pooled coverage of the congressional hearings by the major broadcast networks Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- combined
- collective
- joint
- shared
- collaborative
- mutual
- communal
- united
- multiple
- cooperative
- concerted
- public
- conjoint
- common
- reciprocal
- bilateral
- mass
- synergistic
- conjunct
- generic
- symbiotic
- general
- synergic
- consensual
- two-way
- universal
- popular
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individual
- single
- sole
- private
- personal
- exclusive
- separate
- several
- solitary
- unilateral
- independent
- specialized
- one-way
- one-man
- one-sided
- special
- particular
- esoteric
pooled
2 of 2verb
as in merged
Synonyms & Similar Words
- combined
- merged
- linked
- connected
- united
- stacked
- piled
- joined
- clustered
- batched
- balled
- bunched
- huddled
- heaped
- collected
- grouped
- collated
- accumulated
- regrouped
- compiled
- arranged
- organized
- amassed
- assembled
- concentrated
- gathered
- lumped
- systematized
- congregated
- re-collected
- archived
- garnered
- corralled
- banded
- regathered
- scraped (up or together)
- herded
- packed
- rallied
- rounded up
- flocked
- swarmed
- mustered
- constellated
- picked up
- hived
- raised
- pressed
- brigaded
- thronged
- bulked (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separated
- dissolved
- sent
- severed
- split (up)
- dismissed
- scattered
- dispersed
- disintegrated
- disbanded
- broke up
- dissipated
- dispelled
- agglutination
- agglutinations
- agglutinative
- agglutinin
- agglutinins
- agglutinogen
- agglutinogenic
- agglutinogens
- agglutinoid
- aggraces
- aggradation
- aggradational
- aggradations
- aggrade
- aggraded
- aggrades
- aggrading
- aggrandise
- aggrandised
- aggrandisement
- aggrandisements
- aggrandiser
- aggrandisers
- aggrandises
- aggrandising