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pool en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pul/ (Canada, US)
• /puːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pʉːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /pʉl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• (Pennsylvania, Western) audio
• /poːl/ fool–fall merger
• [puːl] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [pʊwl] (British, Southern, Standard)
• /pʉwl/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English pool, pole, pol, from Old English pōl (“pool”), from Proto-West Germanic pōl, from Proto-Germanic *pōlaz (“pool, pond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bōlos (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Scots puil (“pool”), Saterland Frisian Pol (“pool”), West Frisian poel (“pool”), Dutch poel (“pool”), German Low German Pohl, Pool, Pul (“pool”), German Pfuhl (“quagmire, mudhole”), Danish pøl (“puddle”), Swedish pöl (“puddle, pool”), Icelandic pollur (“puddle”), Lithuanian bala (“puddle”), Latvian bala (“a muddly, treeless depression”), Russian боло́то (bolóto, “swamp, bog, marsh”). For the meaning development to a supply of resources compare typologically Russian пруд пруди́ (prud prudí) (< пруд (prud)).

Meanings

1. A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
   • the Pool of London
   • I loved the brimming wave that swam Thro’ quiet meadows round the mill, The sleepy pool above the dam, The pool beneath it never still, The meal-sacks on the whiten’d floor, The dark round of the dripping wheel, The very air about the door Made misty with the floating meal. 1833, Alfred Tennyson, “The Miller's Daughter”, in Poems, 5th edition, Edward Moxon, published 1848, page 86:
   • the pools of Solomon
   • […] at laſt I left them I’ th’ filthy mantled poole beyond your Cell, There dancing vp to th’ chins, that the fowle Lake Ore-ſtunck their feet. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 15, column 2:
   • A Single Life doth well with Church-men : For Charitie will hardly water the Ground, where it muſt firſt fill a Poole. 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Marriage And Single Life. VIII.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 37:
2. Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of swimming pool.
   alt of swimming pool
4. (broadly) A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
5. (broadly) Any group of like things.
6. A small amount of liquid on a surface.
   • a pool of blood
7. A localized glow of light.
   • He walked slowly, passing through one pool of light after another, his shadow running tall across the fronts of the barber shop, the Western Auto, the video-rental shop. 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:

Forms

Deriveds

poolside · pool noodle · dark pool · jury pool · mere pool · micropool · tidepool · infinity pool · multipool · object pool pattern · death pool · typing pool · vernal pool · pool toy · minus pool · pool diaper · poolfish · cowpool · pin pool · pocket pool · Stake Pool · pool boy · swimming pool · poolful · steno pool · drop the kids off at the pool · liquidity pool · whirlpool · Pool Malebo · overflow pool · poolboy · poolward · cow pool · lap-pool · pool party · pool house · poolhouse · fishpool · everlasting pool · pool reporter · press pool · pyramid pool · Stanley Pool · lap pool · kiddie pool · meme pool · patent pool · drop the kiddies off at the pool · stream pool · touch pool · millpool · wading pool · wave pool · mud pool · pocket-pool · rainpool · birthing pool · paddling pool · mining pool · reflecting pool · pool snipe · carpool · moon pool · prize pool · thread pool · black pool · moon-pool · bank pool · football pool · pool chair · zero-edge pool · dead pool · pool of death · pool-like · swimming pool acid · infinity-edge pool · hot pool · poolless · Kelly pool · rockpool · brine pool · nigger pool · flood pool · plunge pool · spa pool · rock pool · pool at the crook · tidal pool · pool nappy · Poolrooms · tide pool · reflection pool · ball pool · straight pool · poolwater · poolgoer · Bromborough Pool · spool · poolscape · pool sprite

Descendants

pool · プール · Pool

Translations (156)

got 𐍃𐍅𐌿𐌼𐍃𐌻 (body of water) · id kolam (body of water) · pt fundo (supply of resources) · ru пул (computing: set of resources kept ready to use) · uk ставо́к (body of water) · ru лужа (small amount of liquid on a surface) · txb yolme (body of water) · uk басе́йн (body of water) · sv pool (supply of resources) · fi keila (localized glow of light) · hu tavacska (body of water) · bg вир (body of water) · ca gorg (body of water) · uk фонд (supply of resources) · uk калю́жа (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · gd amar (body of water) · tl dagat-dagatan (body of water) · es pileta (body of water) · ga dabhach (body of water) · sv bassäng (body of water) · sv vattenpöl (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · bni eliba (body of water) · mi āria (body of water) · fi lätäkkö (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ln eliba (body of water) · fi lammikko (body of water) · fi piiri (supply of resources) · mi hōpua (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · mi kōpua (body of water) · id pangkalan (supply of resources) · tr havuz (body of water) · pl pula (supply of resources) · gd glumag (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · it insieme (supply of resources) · bg локва (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · pl basen (body of water) · ca toll (body of water) · th สระน้ำ (body of water) · es charco (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · nds Pool (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · id kumpulan (supply of resources) · vi vũng (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ca reserva (supply of resources) · ca bassal (small amount of liquid on a surface) · fi lammikko (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ka გუბე (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · fa برکه (body of water) · fa مخزن (supply of resources) · gd linne (body of water) · alt тӱӱнти (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · cmn 池子 (body of water) · as ডোঙা (body of water) · fr mare (body of water) · gl poza (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · tr gölet (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · cs louže (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · hu tócsa (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · cs tůň (body of water) · de Pfütze (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · fr groupe (supply of resources) · alt бассейин (body of water) · it pozzanghera (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ka გუბე (body of water) · fi allas (body of water) · nl poel (body of water) · nl plas (body of water) · pt poça (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · pt piscina (body of water) · fi varanto (computing: set of resources kept ready to use) · mnc ᠣᠮᠣ (body of water) · tr birikinti (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ru бассе́йн (body of water) · gd amar (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · tr birikinti (body of water) · fr flaque (small amount of liquid on a surface) · txb kaumiye (body of water) · es poza (body of water) · ksw ကွံ (body of water) · fr flaque (localized glow of light) · mi hangere (body of water) · nl poel (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · nl bekken (body of water) · ru фонд (supply of resources) · av хӏавуз (body of water) · bg общ запас (supply of resources) · mh ae (body of water) · it invaso (body of water) · it pool (computing: set of resources kept ready to use) · uga 𐎁𐎗𐎋𐎚 (body of water) · gl poza (body of water) · it bacino (body of water) · vi bể (body of water) · az hovuz (body of water) · uk пул (supply of resources) · fr flaque (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ru лу́жа (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · fi suvanto (body of water) · la stāgnum (body of water) · id genangan (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · sv göl (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · sv damm (body of water) · hy ջրափոս (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · fr étang (body of water) · ca bassal (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ms kolam (body of water) · es balsa (body of water) · ru столб (localized glow of light) · cmn 水池 (body of water) · fi lammikko (small amount of liquid on a surface) · ang mere (body of water) · ru пруд (body of water) · hu tó (body of water) · ms tabung (supply of resources) · tr gölet (body of water) · it riserva (supply of resources) · da pøl (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ang pōl (body of water) · mi pūroto (body of water) · da pool (body of water) · ms perkhidmatan (supply of resources) · fr pool (supply of resources) · de Fundus (supply of resources) · nl plas (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · zu isiziba (body of water) · zu ichibi (body of water) · is pollur (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · sa सरस् (body of water) · de Becken (body of water) · fi lampi (body of water) · sv pool (body of water) · af swembad (body of water) · cs kaluž (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ru пул (supply of resources) · it paniere (supply of resources) · ca toll (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ta குளம் (body of water) · ga poll (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · it risorse (computing: set of resources kept ready to use) · el πισίνα (body of water) · fr réserve (supply of resources) · ota بركه (body of water) · ota حوض (body of water) · ga linn (body of water) · pl kałuża (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · it pozza (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · he מאגר (supply of resources) · de Lache (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · pl pula (computing: set of resources kept ready to use) · cy pwll (body of water) · fi varanto (supply of resources) · sv pöl (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · he בְּרֵכָה (body of water) · ta குட்டை (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) · ar بِرْكَة (body of water) · fr pool (computing: set of resources kept ready to use) · gd glumag (body of water)

pool en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pul/ (Canada, US)
• /puːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pʉːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /pʉl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• (Pennsylvania, Western) audio
• /poːl/ fool–fall merger
• [puːl] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [pʊwl] (British, Southern, Standard)
• /pʉwl/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English pool, pole, pol, from Old English pōl (“pool”), from Proto-West Germanic pōl, from Proto-Germanic *pōlaz (“pool, pond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bōlos (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Scots puil (“pool”), Saterland Frisian Pol (“pool”), West Frisian poel (“pool”), Dutch poel (“pool”), German Low German Pohl, Pool, Pul (“pool”), German Pfuhl (“quagmire, mudhole”), Danish pøl (“puddle”), Swedish pöl (“puddle, pool”), Icelandic pollur (“puddle”), Lithuanian bala (“puddle”), Latvian bala (“a muddly, treeless depression”), Russian боло́то (bolóto, “swamp, bog, marsh”). For the meaning development to a supply of resources compare typologically Russian пруд пруди́ (prud prudí) (< пруд (prud)).

Meanings

1. (intransitive, of a liquid) To form a pool.

Forms

Translations (3)

es apozarse (verb) · es empozar (verb) · es encharcarse (verb)

pool en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /pul/ (Canada, US)
• /puːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pʉːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /pʉl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• (Pennsylvania, Western) audio
• /poːl/ fool–fall merger
• [puːl] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [pʊwl] (British, Southern, Standard)
• /pʉwl/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

1. From French poule (“collective stakes in a game”). The French word "poule" in this context is an abbreviation of "poulain, pouliche" (foal, filly), and referred to races with female horses under 3 years old. It then became used by punters to designate bets on that race, and started to be used from the racetrack to the stadiums. 2. The OED suggests that this may be a transferred use of poule (“hen”), which has been explained anecdotally as deriving from an old informal betting game in France - 'jeu de poule' - Game of Chicken (or Hen, literally) in which poule became synonymous with the combined money pot claimed by the winner.

Meanings

1. A supply of resources.
   • The 4-BEP and 4-CEP stock is maintained in a common pool for both Chatham and South Eastern fast main-line services. 1962 June, Rupert Shervington, “The planning and execution of the Kent Coast electrification”, in Modern Railways, page 390:
2. A supply of resources. ▸ A number of people when considered as a resource.
   • This is not necessarily surprising; employers often use recessions to pay new workers less because they have such a large pool of potential applicants to choose from, says Ruth Milkman, the Labor Studies Chair at the City University of New York’s School of Labor and Urban Studies. 2020 October 15, Alana Semuels, “Workers Who Were Laid Off Say They're Being Passed Over—For Their Own Jobs”, in TIME, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2020:
   • dating pool
   • There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager.
3. (uncountable) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game.
4. A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour or solids, 7 of another color or stripes, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.
   • He plays pool at the billiard-houses, and may be seen engaged at cards and dominoes of forenoons. 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 23, in The Book of Snobs:
5. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.
6. A group of fencers taking part in a competition.
7. (qualifier:rugby union) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.
8. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
9. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
10. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed.
    • He put $10,000 into the pool.
    • The pool took all the wheat offered below the limit.
11. A set of players in quadrille etc.
12. A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
13. An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.

Forms

Deriveds

vanpool · gene pool · poolroom · office pool · deadpool · cowpool · cesspool · poolster · pool hall · motor pool · meme pool · unpool · cowboy pool · pool spray · carpool · bumper pool · blind pool · pool table · Kelly pool · subpool · dirty pool · wordpool · antipool

Synonyms

group · poule

Translations (23)

ja プール (cue sport played on a pool table) · sm piliati (cue sport played on a pool table) · pl bilard (type of game at billiards) · fr billard (cue sport played on a pool table) · fi panos (stake played for in certain games; aggregated stake) · pt bilhar (type of game at billiards) · cmn 花式撞球 (cue sport played on a pool table) · tet billar (cue sport played on a pool table) · ja ポケットビリヤード (cue sport played on a pool table) · pt bilhar (cue sport played on a pool table) · to piliate (cue sport played on a pool table) · fi yhtymä (legal: aggregation of properties or rights) · fi potti (stake played for in certain games; aggregated stake) · cy pŵl (any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join) · ko 포켓볼 (cue sport played on a pool table) · pl bilard (cue sport played on a pool table) · cy pŵl (cue sport played on a pool table) · vi bi-a (cue sport played on a pool table) · to hoka (cue sport played on a pool table) · fi kimppa (any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join) · ca plantilla (set of players in quadrille) · es billar (cue sport played on a pool table) · fi biljardi (cue sport played on a pool table)

wikidata: Q11020

pool en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /pul/ (Canada, US)
• /puːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pʉːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /pʉl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• (Pennsylvania, Western) audio
• /poːl/ fool–fall merger
• [puːl] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [pʊwl] (British, Southern, Standard)
• /pʉwl/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

1. From French poule (“collective stakes in a game”). The French word "poule" in this context is an abbreviation of "poulain, pouliche" (foal, filly), and referred to races with female horses under 3 years old. It then became used by punters to designate bets on that race, and started to be used from the racetrack to the stadiums. 2. The OED suggests that this may be a transferred use of poule (“hen”), which has been explained anecdotally as deriving from an old informal betting game in France - 'jeu de poule' - Game of Chicken (or Hen, literally) in which poule became synonymous with the combined money pot claimed by the winner.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.
   • It all started 6 years ago, as Rutgers University scientists Allan Conney, Ph.D., and George C. Wagner, Ph.D., chatted at an office get-together. […] From this conversation, the two decided to pool their knowledge and join forces. 2007 November, Elizabeth Drake, “Combine and conquer: Use these winning food pairings to protect your health”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, →ISSN, page 124:
   • “She must be exceedingly clever to have beaten the police the way she has for the last few years; and—er—I worship at the shrine of cleverness—especially if it be a woman’s. The idea struck me last night that if she and I should—er—pool our resources, we should not have to complain of the reward.” “Oh, so youse wants to work wid her, eh?” sniffed Rhoda Gray. “So dat’s it, is it?” 1920, Frank L. Packard, chapter 4, in The White Moll:
   • 27 February 2010, Barack Obama, Presidential Weekly Address - Time for Us to Act Many on both sides agreed that we should give small businesses and individuals the ability to participate in a new insurance marketplace – which members of Congress would also use – that would allow them to pool their purchasing power and get a better deal from insurance companies.
   • We must pool our resources.
2. (intransitive) To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.

Forms

Deriveds

poolable · repool

Translations (11)

fr réunir (to put together) · ru складывать (to put together) · ru объединять (to put together) · pl zsumować (to put together) · mi whakamoana (to put together) · pt unir esforços (to combine or contribute with others) · mi whakamoana (to combine or contribute with others) · fi yhdistää (to put together) · fr mettre en commun (to combine or contribute with others) · fi yhdistyä (to combine or contribute with others) · pt reunir (to put together)