snooker

Meaning

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 become or cause to become inebriated.

Synonyms

billiards

pool

billiard

block

bonk

check

con

defeat

fob

fox

🦊

frustrate

hamper

hinder

hoodwink

humbug

impede

obstruct

prevent

rout

screw

shaft

soak

stop

🛑

pocket billiards

balk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/