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snooker /ˈsnʊkɚ/  /Brit ˈsnuːkə/

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  • noun
    [noncount] :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 - often used before another noun
    a snooker player/table - compare billiards, pool
    verb
    -kers; -kered; -kering
    [+ obj] informal
    US :to trick or deceive (someone)
    She snookered [=hoodwinked] her parents into buying her a new car. - often used as (be) snookered
    I have a feeling we've been snookered.
    Brit :to prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something
    He was ahead early in the match, but he snookered himself. [=he caused his own defeat by performing badly] - often used as (be) snookered
    They wanted to build a museum but were snookered [=thwarted] by city regulations.