Pool Definition–noun | 1. | a small body of standing water; pond. |
| 2. | a still, deep place in a stream. |
| 3. | any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. |
| 6. | a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas held in porous and permeable sedimentary rock (reservoir). |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | (of blood) to accumulate in a body part or organ. |
–verb (used with object) | 9. | to cause pools to form in. |
| 10. | to cause (blood) to form pools. |
–adjective | 11. | of or for a pool: pool filters. |
| 12. | taking place or occurring around or near a pool: a pool party. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE pōl; c. D poel, G Pfuhl ] |
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