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snooker.

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnʊkɚ/General-American
  1. A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the player cannot directly hit a legal ball with it.

    countable · uncountable
    She put her opponent in a snooker.
verb/ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnʊkɚ/General-American
  1. To play the game of snooker.

    intransitive
  2. To fool or bamboozle.

    transitive
  3. To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it.

    ambitransitive
  4. To put (someone) in a difficult situation.

    broadly · transitive
  5. To cause to become inebriated.

    transitive
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