pool

Definitions of pool in various dictionaries:

noun - an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

noun - a small lake

noun - an organization of people or resources that can be shared

noun - an association of companies for some definite purpose

noun - any communal combination of funds

noun - a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid

noun - the combined stakes of the betters

noun - something resembling a pool of liquid

noun - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

verb - combine into a common fund

verb - join or form a pool of people

A small body of still water.

An accumulation of standing liquid; a puddle: a pool of blood.

A deep or still place in a stream.

A swimming pool.

An underground accumulation of petroleum or gas in porous sedimentary rock.

To form pools or a pool: The receding tide pooled in hollows along the shore.

To accumulate in a body part: preventing blood from pooling in the limbs.

Games.

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.

A fund containing all the money bet in a game of chance or on the outcome of an event.

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.

An available supply, the use of which is shared by a group.

A group of journalists who cover an event and then by agreement share their reports with participating news media: the White House press pool.

A mutual fund established by a group of stockholders for speculating in or manipulating prices of securities.

The persons or parties participating in such a fund.

An agreement between competing business concerns to establish controls over production, market, and prices for common profit.

To put into a fund for use by all: Let’s pool our resources to finish the project quickly.

verb - to combine in a common fund