snooker
noun
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
verbDefinition of snooker (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make a dupe of : hoodwink
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I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
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 To put it in terms of another popular sport in Asia, the likeable Italian is now left needing snookers. — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, "Malaysia MotoGP: Marc Marquez eyes fourth title," 27 Oct. 2017 This is a club that shares a training ground with snooker and croquet teams, a club that invites fans to its afternoon practices, a club that has been known to have its players stand in line for food at the concession stands among the fans. — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, "Former U.S. player raising eyebrows as English Premier League coach," 26 Aug. 2017 An auction of his pool tables, snooker table, pool table light, beer signs and sports memorabilia is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday. — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, "Saying so long to ‘Harry’s’: Growth sinks last cue ball at pool hall in Plaza Midwood," 27 July 2017 Abdali, 56, learned to play snooker in the 1970s — Korean construction workers who worked with his father had a table and taught him. — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, "Smoke-filled pool halls are back in Mosul. After ISIS, ‘we seek joy.’," 6 May 2017Recent 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. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snooker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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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
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of snooker (Entry 2 of 2)
: to trick or deceive (someone)
: to prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something
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