I. ˈshōl adjective
Etymology: alteration of Middle English shold, from Old English sceald — more at skeleton
Date: circa 1554
: shallow
II. noun
Date: 1555
1. : shallow
2. : a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow
III. verb
Date: 1574
intransitive verb
: to become shallow
transitive verb
1. : to come to a shallow or less deep part of
2. : to cause to become shallow or less deep
IV. noun
Etymology: Middle English * shole, from Old English scolu multitude — more at school
Date: 1579
: a large group or number : crowd
a shoal of fish
V. intransitive verb
Date: 1610
: throng , school