Topic: OTHER GAMES
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Sense: 1-3
| Origin: | Old English pol |
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | poule 'hen'; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game |
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1 a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it [= swimming pool]: They have a nice pool in their backyard. a shallow pool suitable for children
for swimming
[countable]They have a nice pool in their backyard.a shallow pool suitable for children2 a small area of still water in a hollow place : pools of water with tiny fish in them Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water.
area of water
[countable]pools of water with tiny fish in themMosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water.3 a small area of liquid or light on a surface : A guard found him lying in a pool of blood. a pool of light formed by the street lamp above
pool of water/blood/light etc
A guard found him lying in a pool of blood.a pool of light formed by the street lamp above4 a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars
game
[uncountable]DGO5 a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed
group of people
[countable]6 a number of things or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people : Both partners put money into a common pool.
shared money/things
[countable usually singular]Both partners put money into a common pool.7 a system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games :
the pools
DGG8 a game in which people try to win money by guessing the result of a sports game, or the money that is collected from these people for this : the office basketball pool
sports
[countable] American Englishthe office basketball pool