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[[t]pul[/t]]

n.

1) a small body of standing water; a small pond

2) a still, deep place in a stream

3) any small collection of liquid on a surface; puddle:

a pool of blood[/ex]

4) swimming pool

5) gel pet a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas

6) to form a pool

7) phl (of blood) to accumulate in a body part or organ

8) to cause pools to form in

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE pōl; c. D poel, G Pfuhl II

pool

[[t]pul[/t]] n.

1) gam

Also called pocket billiards any of various games played on a billiard table with a cue ball and 15 other balls that are driven into pockets.

2) gam

a) the total amount staked by a combination of bettors, as on a race

b) the combination of such bettors

3) bus an association of competitors who conspire to control the production, market, and price of a commodity for their mutual benefit

4)

a) a combination of resources, funds, etc., for common advantage

b) the combined resources or funds

5)

a) a facility or service shared by a group of people:

a car pool; a typing pool[/ex]

b) the persons involved

6) the stakes in certain games

7) to put (resources, money, etc.) into a pool, or common fund

8) to form a pool of

9) to make a common interest of

10) to enter into or form a pool

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Etymology: 1685–95; < F poule stakes, lit., hen. See pullet pool′er, n.