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snooker

The correct spelling is snooker.

How to pronounce snooker

/ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Snoo-ker

The correct spelling is snooker. A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.
  2. 2.The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the opponent cannot directly hit the required ball with it.

verb

  1. 1.To play the game of snooker.
  2. 2.To fool or bamboozle.
  3. 3.To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it.
  4. 4.(by extension) To put (someone) in a difficult situation.
  5. 5.To become or cause to become inebriated.

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