Snooker - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsnuːkər|  American pronunciation of the word snooker
Brit.  |ˈsnuːkə|  British pronunciation of the word snooker

noun

- a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball

verb

- fool or dupe
He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk
- leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot

Extra examples

They meet up every Friday to play snooker.

If the council refuses our planning application, we're snookered.

He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk

...I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan....

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: snooker
he/she/it: snookers
present participle: snookering
past tense: snookered
past participle: snookered
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