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Noun: snooker  snû-kur [N. Amer], snoo-ku(r) [Brit]
  1. A form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colours and a cue ball
Verb: snooker  snû-kur [N. Amer], snoo-ku(r) [Brit]
  1. [N. Amer] Fool or dupe
    "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"
     
  2. Leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
     
  3. [Brit] Thwart someone by putting them in a difficult situation

Derived forms: snookered, snookering, snookers

Type of: flimflam [informal], fob [archaic], fox, hose [N. Amer, informal], play, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pocket billiards, pool, pull a fast one [informal], pull a fast one on [informal], sucker [N. Amer, informal], take for a ride [informal], trick

Encyclopedia: Snooker