English Explanatory Dictionary

snooker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.
  2. The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the player cannot directly hit a legal ball with it.
verb
  1. To play the game of snooker.
  2. To fool or bamboozle.
  3. To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it.
  4. To put (someone) in a difficult situation.
  5. To cause to become inebriated.

Pronunciation

en-uk-snooker.ogg sno͞oʹkə /ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/ sno͝oʹkər /ˈsnʊkɚ/

Word forms

snooker snookers snookering snookered

Related words

billiards pool

Derived words

Chinese snooker Savile snooker snooker ball snookerer snooker table snookery volunteer snooker
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