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1. An excavation that is (usually) filled with water
    
2. A small lake
   "the pool was too small for sailing";
   - pond
    
3. An organization of people or resources that can be shared
   "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
    
4. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business or to promote a common interest
   - consortium, syndicate
    
5. Any communal combination of funds
   "everyone contributed to the pool"
    
6. A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
   "the body lay in a pool of blood";
   - puddle
    
7. The combined stakes of the betters
   - kitty
    
8. Something resembling a pool of liquid
   "he stood in a pool of light";
   - puddle
    
9. Any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
   - pocket billiards

1. Combine into a common fund
   "We pooled resources"
    
2. Join or form a pool of people

Sounds like: poo-poos, pooh-, po

Derived forms: pools, pooling, pooled

Type of: aggroup, association, bet, body of water, excavation, group, lake, organisation [Brit], organization, place, reserve account, reserve fund, share, spot, stake, stakes, table game, topographic point, wager, water

Encyclopedia: Pool, North Yorkshire