- pool stick
- nounsports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards• Hypernyms: ↑sports implement• Part Meronyms: ↑stock
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pool stick
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pool cue — noun sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards • Syn: ↑cue, ↑cue stick, ↑pool stick • Hypernyms: ↑sports implement • Part Meronyms: ↑stock … Useful english dictionary
stick — 1. n. a baseball bat. (Baseball.) □ He started to run and tripped over the stick. □ He holds the stick up higher than most batters. 2. n. a pool cue. □ He drew the stick back slowly, sighted again, and gave the cue ball a sharp knock … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pool — pool1 W2S2 [pu:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for swimming)¦ 2¦(area of water)¦ 3 pool of water/blood/light etc 4¦(game)¦ 5¦(group of people)¦ 6¦(shared money/things)¦ 7 the pools 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 3; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
pool — [[t]pu͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ pools, pooling, pooled 1) N COUNT A pool is the same as a swimming pool. ...a heated indoor pool... During winter, many people swim and the pool is crowded. 2) N COUNT A pool is a fairly small area of still water. → See also… … English dictionary
pool — 1 /pu:l/ noun 1 WATER (C) a) a swimming pool or paddling pool: Does the hotel have a pool? | an inflatable rubber wading pool b) a small area of still water in a hollow place: The children hunted for crabs in the pools between the rocks. | where… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pool — I UK [puːl] / US [pul] noun Word forms pool : singular pool plural pools *** 1) a) [countable] a small area of still liquid The water collected in a little pool at the bottom of the cliff. pool of: a muddy road dotted with pools of rainwater a… … English dictionary
pool — pool1 [ pul ] noun *** ▸ 1 area of liquid ▸ 2 a game played on table ▸ 3 light shining on area ▸ 4 competition ▸ 5 group someone is chosen from 1. ) count a small area of still liquid: The water collected in a little pool at the bottom of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pool*/*/ — [puːl] noun I 1) [C] a large structure filled with water for people to swim in Syn: swimming pool a heated indoor pool[/ex] 2) [C] a small area of liquid The water collected in a little pool on the floor.[/ex] a muddy road dotted with pools of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pool — An association of persons engaged in buying or selling a certain commodity or commodities. Kilbourn v Thompson, 103 US 168, 26 L Ed 377. A contract or combination between competing producers or dealers in commodities, particularly those of prime… … Ballentine's law dictionary
cue stick — noun sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards • Syn: ↑cue, ↑pool cue, ↑pool stick • Hypernyms: ↑sports implement • Part Meronyms: ↑stock … Useful english dictionary
