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snooker
[ snook-er, snoo-ker ]
noun
- a variety of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of colors other than red, in which a player must shoot one of the red balls, each with a point value of 1, into a pocket before shooting at one of the other balls, with point values of from 2 to 7.
verb (used with object)
- Slang. to deceive, cheat, or dupe:
to be snookered by a mail order company.
snooker
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noun
- a game played on a billiard table with 15 red balls, six balls of other colours, and a white cue ball. The object is to pot the balls in a certain order
- a shot in which the cue ball is left in a position such that another ball blocks the object ball. The opponent is then usually forced to play the cue ball off a cushion
verb
- to leave (an opponent) in an unfavourable position by playing a snooker
- to place (someone) in a difficult situation
- often passive to thwart; defeat
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of snooker1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of snooker1
Example Sentences
I'd love to be able to have the confidence to be able to get my cue out and go and play snooker.
Yet much of the press seems to have been snookered.
The Englishman is only the fifth player to achieve snooker perfection - clearing all 15 reds with 15 blacks, followed by all the colours - since the event was first staged in 1975.
Leading 5-2, Murphy knocked in 15 reds and 15 blacks to reach 120 with only the colours remaining but ended up snookering himself behind the blue and the chance was lost.
In 2023 at the age of 48, Williams became the second-oldest winner of a snooker ranking title in history when he won the British Open.
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