snooker

[US]/'snuːkə/
[UK]/'snukɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a game played with cue and balls on a rectangular table covered with felt, in which players use a cue to pot the colored balls in a specific order
vt. to hinder or block

Phrases & Collocations

snookered

Example Sentences

he needed a snooker to have a chance of winning the frame.

they were snookered into buying books at prices that were too high.

He plays snooker every weekend with his friends.

She is a professional snooker player.

The snooker tournament will be held next month.

I enjoy watching snooker matches on TV.

He practices snooker for hours every day.

She won the snooker championship last year.

They have a snooker table in their basement.

Do you know the rules of snooker?

The snooker cue needs to be chalked before every shot.

He is practicing his snooker skills to compete in the upcoming tournament.

Real-world Examples

Ok, snookered, or I think you might say snookered.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

I know you must hear this a lot, but you're the reason I took up snooker.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Ah, in American English snookered means to be cheated.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

He loved playing snooker and devoted most of his afternoons to the game, which he played with exemplary skill.

Source: History of Western Philosophy

Unimprovable, right on time as usual, more on cue than a snooker ball but liked to play it super cool.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

The fact is you snookered Derek.

Source: Lawsuit Duo Season 2

If the council refuses our planning application, we’re snookered.

Source: Collins-Longman-All

Growing up, Ikram spent much of his time watching people play snooker, a game no one dreamed he could ever play.

Source: VOA Special English: World

The left-handed snooker pro comes from Heilongjiang and it is hoped he will follow the success of fellow countryman Ding Junhui.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

OK. When you can't do something that you want to do because of some reason, some obstacle in your way, then you're snookered.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

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