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pool

noun
  1. any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
    pocket billiards
  2. an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
  3. an association of companies for some definite purpose
    consortiumsyndicate
  4. an organization of people or resources that can be shared
    “a car pool”
  5. something resembling a pool of liquid
    “They stood in a pool of light.”
    puddle
  6. a small lake
    pond
  7. a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
    puddle
  8. the combined stakes of the betters
    kitty
  9. any communal combination of funds
    “everyone contributed to the pool”
verb
  1. join or form a pool of people
  2. combine into a common fund
    “We pooled resources”