Meaning & Definition of Pool in English

1. An excavation that is (usually) filled with water

2. A small lake

• "The pond was too small for sailing"

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. An association of companies for some definite purpose

5. Any communal combination of funds

• "Everyone contributed to the pool"

6. A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid

• "There were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"

• "The body lay in a pool of blood"

7. The combined stakes of the betters

8. Something resembling a pool of liquid

• "He stood in a pool of light"

• "His chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"

9. Any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

1. Combine into a common fund

• "We pooled resources"

2. Join or form a pool of people