pool

En français : billard

1. A supply of resources. (countable, uncountable)
2. A number of people when considered as a resource. (countable, uncountable) · dating pool· There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager.
3. A billiards game in which each player stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game. (uncountable)
4. A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour or solids, 7 of another color or stripes, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win. (countable, uncountable)
5. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners. (countable, uncountable)
6. A group of fencers taking part in a competition. (countable, uncountable)
7. A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division. (countable, uncountable)
8. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join. (countable, uncountable)

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