ˈsnu:kə n. & v. --n. 1 a game played
with cues on a
rectangular baize-covered
table in
which the players
use a cue-ball (white) to
pocket the
other balls (15
red and 6 coloured) in a set
order. 2 a
position in
this game in which a
direct shot at a permitted ball is
impossible. --v.tr. 1 (also refl.)
subject (oneself or
another player) to a snooker. 2 (esp. as snookered adj.) sl.
defeat;
thwart. [19th
c.: orig. unkn.]