pool

1 of 2

verb (1)

pooled; pooling; pools

intransitive verb

1

: to form a pool

2

of blood : to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)

pool

2 of 2

verb (2)

pooled; pooling; pools

transitive verb

: to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort

Examples of pool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In an attempt to pool physical resources, Vodacom proposed a $750 million tie up with Maziv, the country’s largest fiber network company, to jointly accelerate fiber rollouts. —Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

The vibes are excellent at Buddy, which is in fact a buddy project, pooling the talents of several bar scene stalwarts. —Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026

Water Begins Backing Up In The Sink When water starts pooling around the drain or backing up into the basin, a clog is usually well underway. —Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 June 2026

The shorter hemline is naturally petite-friendly, so there's zero concern about fabric pooling around your ankles, while its adjustable straps help fine-tune the fit. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

circa 1780, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing pool

• car pool
• dirty pool
• gene pool
• infinity pool
• motor pool
• paddling pool
• pool resources
• swimming pool
• tide pool
• wading pool
• wave pool

Rhymes for pool

• boule
• brule
• buhl
• cool
• drool
• fool
• ghoul
• mule
• poul
• rule
• school
• spool

Kids Definition

pool

1 of 4 noun

ˈpül 

1

: a small deep body of water

2

: a small body of standing liquid : puddle

3

: swimming pool

pool

2 of 4 verb

: to form a pool

pool

3 of 4 noun

1

: the money bet by a number of persons on an event or in a game

2

: a game played on a billiard table having six pockets with usually 15 object balls

3

: a common fund for making investments

4

a

: a readily available supply

a pool of talent

a typing pool

b

: a group sharing in some activity

a car pool

pool

4 of 4 verb

: to contribute to a common fund or effort

pooled their resources

Etymology

Noun

Old English pōl "a small body of water"

Noun

from French poule "the amount of money bet in a card game," literally, "hen," derived from early French poul "a male chicken, cock" — related to pullet

Medical Definition

pool

1 of 2 intransitive verb

ˈpül 

of blood

: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)

blood pooled in his legs

pool

2 of 2 noun

: a readily available supply: as

a

: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands see gene pool, metabolic pool

b

: a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use

Legal Definition

pool

1 of 2 noun

1

: an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together

an insurance pool

2

: a group of people available for some purpose see also jury pool

pool

2 of 2 transitive verb

: to combine (as assets or votes) in a common form or effort

especially : to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes