Pool

Pool can have several meanings:

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Water

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• A small body of water. See Pond.
• Naturally occurring in rivers. See Pool (river).
• Made by man to swim in. See Swimming pool.

Games

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• Any of several games related to billiards, distinguished by using a table that has one pocket at each corner and one in the middle of each of the two longer sides. See Eight ball, Nine ball and Straight pool.
• A form of gambling in which a group collectively bets on an outcome of a sports team or other happening. This is also called a kitty.
• The total money wagered on a specific type of bet in a parimutuel betting operation.
• Another word for a poker pot.

Football

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• In American football: resembles a casino game in which the winner is determined by a wheel with numbered frets, each corresponding to a square in the payoff matrix.
• In British football: contests based on predicting the outcome of each week's matches.

Co-operation

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• A group of businesses or individuals who unite to further their interests, such as the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. See Pooling.
• See also Intergovernmental Risk Pool

Storage

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• A container for money to which many people contribute, and also a container for messages in an anonymous remailer.
• An area of computer data storage reserved to be allocated in a special, regular way. See Memory pool.

Places

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• A region of the Republic of the Congo (named after the "Stanley Pool" in the Congo River, near Brazzaville). See Pool (region).
• A village in Harrogate District, see Pool-in-Wharfedale.

Pool related Images and Photos (experimental)

Pool	Pool	Pool Safety	The Pool
The Pool	Dream Pool	Koi Pool II	Secret Pool
Sutton Pool	Sacred Pool II	Two Pool Balls	Tranquil Pool