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Snooker
ˈsnuːkə
Snooker definitions
noun
snooker
snookers
- a game played with cues on a billiard table in which the players use a cue ball (white) to pocket the other balls (fifteen red and six coloured) in a set order
"Daniel enjoys playing snooker"
- a position in a game of snooker or pool in which a player cannot make a direct shot at any permitted ball
"he needed a snooker to have a chance of winning the frame"
verb
snooker
snookered
snookering
snookers
- subject (oneself or one's opponent) to a snooker
"he potted yellow and green, and then snookered Davis on the brown"
- leave (someone) in a difficult position; thwart
"I managed to lose my car keys—that was me snookered"
thwart defeat foil block stop put a stop to counter spoil check balk circumvent disappoint forestall bar dash scotch quash crush derail nip in the bud baffle nullify snooker- trick, entice, or trap
"they were snookered into buying books at prices that were too high"