snookered
/ˈsnuː.kə(ɹ)d/ · verb
Meaning
- To play the game of snooker.
- To fool or bamboozle.
- To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it.
- (by extension) To put (someone) in a difficult situation.
- To become or cause to become inebriated.
- In a situation where the cue ball position is such that one cannot directly hit the required object ball.
- In a difficult situation, especially because of the actions of others.
- Drunk.
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