snooker

snook·er | \ ˈsnu̇-kər

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, chiefly British ˈsnü- \

Definition of snooker

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls

snooker

snookered; snookering; snookers

Definition of snooker (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to make a dupe of : hoodwink

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Examples of snooker in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Their new outfit, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), attracted the attention of Barry Hearn, a promoter with a knack for turning pub games into money-spinners (snooker gave him his big break). — The Economist, "How darts flew from pastime to prime time," 2 Jan. 2020 The most comparable feat to Sherrock’s is probably the victory by Reanne Evans in 2017 at the world snooker championship, another British pub sport that requires precision and guile but not brute strength. — Victor Mather, New York Times, "Woman Beats Man at Darts Championship for the First Time," 18 Dec. 2019 Today at the club, in a narrow townhouse with snooker tables, a ballroom and a bar, not even the eight committee members are in the ruling party. — Max Colchester, WSJ, "A Select Few Prepare to Pick Next U.K. Prime Minister," 13 June 2019 The grounds are home to many different activities, all included: there's a six-hole mini-golf course, tennis courts, billiards, snooker, air hockey and more. — Laura Ratliff, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Dubai," 4 Mar. 2018 But Southgate didn’t always look like a snooker player on the sidelines. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "England’s Hottest Fashion Item: Gareth Southgate’s Waistcoat," 9 July 2018 Mark Williams proved to not only a snooker champion, but a man of his word. — Nina Mandell, For The Win, "Why a snooker champion did his press conference 'naked'," 8 May 2018 For Ding, spending endless days alone with a snooker table is ultimately counterproductive. — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, "‘To Be Number One Is the Target.’ China’s Ding Junhui Is Taking on the World Snooker Championship," 19 Apr. 2018 American Football is comfortably the most boring game not involving sticks (golf and snooker are worse)? — Adam Blenford, Bloomberg.com, "The NFL Targets London. Britons Find It Boring," 10 Jan. 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Yesterday, they were supposed to be delivered, the documents by DOJ and they got snookered because the DOJ backed off. — Fox News, "Hannity: How we got to this point with North Korea," 9 June 2018 This past week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Walmart’s website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites. — Michael Corkery, New York Times, "How the Fingerling Caught On (Robot Grip and All) as 2017’s Hot Toy," 9 Dec. 2017 This past week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Walmart's website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites. — The New York Times, NOLA.com, "2017's hot toy: How the Fingerling - robot grip and all - caught on," 9 Dec. 2017 Last week, Fingerlings were out of stock on Wal-Mart’s website, while parents complained that they had been snookered into buying counterfeits from sellers on Amazon and other sites. — Michael Corkery, The Seattle Times, "Fingerlings: How a $15 monkey became the year’s hottest toy," 9 Dec. 2017 The difference is that Horton was a pachyderm patsy, snookered into pro bono egg-tending by a ne’er-do-well bird, while Glennon will make a cool $16 million this year. — Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, "Chicago Bears Fantasy Football 2017 Preview: Grab Jordan Howard," 2 Aug. 2017 Cops said Bender may have been on a bender, as he was snookered. — Barbara Hijek, Sun-Sentinel.com, "FloriDUH: EEwwwww, return to sender!," 18 May 2017 Dole IPO: Less than four years after its billionaire chairman, David H. Murdock, took Dole Food Co. private — and snookered investors in the process, a judge said — the company is once again planning to tap the public markets. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "California Inc.: Stop the presses — another writers' strike is looming," 1 May 2017 The U has grown fat over many years by feeding on a torrent of student loan money and by snookering the Legislature with threats of tuition increases. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Pioneer Press Letters to the Editor for February 7, 2017," 7 Feb. 2017

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17 Jan 2020

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“Snooker.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker. Accessed 29 January 2020.

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More Definitions for snooker

snooker

noun

English Language Learners Definition of snooker

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a version of the game of pool that is played chiefly in Britain with a cue ball, 15 red balls, and 6 balls of other colors on a table that has 6 pockets

snooker

verb

English Language Learners Definition of snooker (Entry 2 of 2)

informal

US : to trick or deceive (someone)

British : to prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something

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