ENGLISH: pool - CREOLE: pisin



Overview of noun pool



The noun pool has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)



1. (13) pool -- (an excavation that is (usually) filled with water)

2. (2) pond, pool -- (a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing")

3. (2) 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")

4. (2) consortium, pool, syndicate -- (an association of companies for some definite purpose)

5. (1) pool -- (any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool")

6. (1) 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")

7. pool, kitty -- (the combined stakes of the betters)

8. 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")

9. pool, pocket billiards -- (any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets)



Overview of verb pool



The verb pool has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (4) pool -- (combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources")

2. pool -- (join or form a pool of people)

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