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snooker

Pronunciation: /ˈsnuːkə/
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Definition of snooker

noun

[mass noun]
  • 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: [as modifier]:a snooker hall a snooker tournament
  • [count noun] 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

[with object]
  • subject (oneself or one’s opponent) to a snooker: he potted yellow and green, and then snookered Davis on the brown Hendry led, but then snookered himself
  • British leave (someone) in a difficult position; thwart:I managed to lose my flat keys—that was me snookered
  • US trick, entice, or trap:they were snookered into buying books at prices that were too high

Origin:

late 19th century: of unknown origin

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