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Noun pool has 9 senses

pool - an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
--₁ is a kind of excavation, hole in the ground
--₁ has particulars:
cistern; swimming pool, swimming bath, natatorium; wading pool; water jump
pond, pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"
--₂ is a kind of lake
--₂ has particulars:
fishpond; horsepond; mere; millpond; swimming hole; water hole
pool - 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"
--₃ is a kind of organization, organisation
--₃ has particulars: typing pool
Derived form: verb pool₂
consortium, pool, syndicate - an association of companies for some definite purpose
--₄ is a kind of association
--₄ has particulars: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
--₅ is a kind of reserve account, reserve fund
--₅ has parts: stake, stakes, bet, wager
Derived form: verb pool₁
pool, puddle - 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"
--₆ is a kind of body of water, water
--₆ has particulars: billabong; mud puddle
pool, kitty - the combined stakes of the betters
--₇ is a kind of stake, stakes, bet, wager
pool, puddle - something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
--₈ is a kind of topographic point, place, spot
pool, pocket billiards - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
--₉ is a kind of table game
--₉ has parts:
break; carom, cannon; masse, masse shot; miscue
--₉ has particulars: snooker

Verb pool has 2 senses

pool - combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"
--₁ is one way to share

Derived form: noun pool₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
pool - join or form a pool of people
--₂ is one way to group, aggroup

Derived form: noun pool₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s