n. 1 pond, lake, tarn, mere, lagoon; swimming-pool, leisure pool, wading pool, Brit paddling pool, US wading pool, Formal natatorium We found an icy mountain pool where we went for a swim 2 collection, fund(s), purse, stakes, reserve(s), bank, Colloq pot, jackpot, kitty So far we have too little money in the pool for an office party at Christmas 3 syndicate, trust, group, consortium, cartel, combine The object of the pool was the private regulation of market prices, which is illegal
v. 4 accumulate, collect, gather, combine, merge, consolidate, amalgamate, league, bring or come or band or get together, team (up) with We would do better if we pooled our resources