[puːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small area of still water, typically one formed naturally


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English pōl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch poel and German Pfuhl

[puːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of liquid) form a pool on the ground or another surface
(e.g: sweat pooled in the hollow of my back)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English pōl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch poel and German Pfuhl

[puːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a shared supply of vehicles or resources to be drawn on when needed
(e.g: a car pool)

- a game played on a small billiard table using two sets of seven coloured and numbered balls together with one black ball and a white cue ball, with the aim of pocketing all one's own balls and then the black

- a group of contestants who compete against each other in a tournament for the right to advance to the next round
(e.g: the sides in Pool A)

- an arrangement, illegal in many countries, between competing parties to fix prices or rates and share business in order to eliminate competition
(e.g: pool arrangements by the competing networks reduce individual costs)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally denoting a game of cards having a pool): from French poule in the sense ‘stake, kitty’, associated with pool

[puːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund
(e.g: they entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally denoting a game of cards having a pool): from French poule in the sense ‘stake, kitty’, associated with pool