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pool

(p/u/l )

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a small lake(noun.object)

Synonym:
pond

source: wordnet30
an organization of people or resources that can be shared(noun.group)

Example:
A car pool.
A secretarial pool.
When he was first hired he was assigned to the pool.

source: wordnet30
an association of companies for some definite purpose(noun.group)

Synonym:
consortium, syndicate

source: wordnet30
any communal combination of funds(noun.possession)

Example:
Everyone contributed to the pool.

source: wordnet30
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid(noun.object)

Example:
The body lay in a pool of blood.

Synonym:
puddle

source: wordnet30
the combined stakes of the betters(noun.possession)

Synonym:
kitty

source: wordnet30
something resembling a pool of liquid(noun.location)

Example:
He stood in a pool of light.

source: wordnet30
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets(noun.act)

Synonym:
pocket billiards

source: wordnet30
A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon.(noun)

source: webster1913
The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.(noun)

source: webster1913

combine into a common fund(verb.possession)

Example:
We pooled resources.

source: wordnet30
join or form a pool of people(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.(verb)

source: webster1913
To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.(verb)

source: webster1913

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