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snooker

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for snooker.

Editorial note

An example of this would be a snooker simulation which moves in steps when the balls make contact.

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Quick take

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of snooker gathered in one view.

noun

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

verb

To become or cause to become inebriated.

verb

(intransitive) To play the game of snooker.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for snooker.

noun

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

verb

To become or cause to become inebriated.

verb

(intransitive) To play the game of snooker.

noun

(snooker, pool) The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the player cannot directly hit a legal ball with it.

Example sentences

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An example of this would be a snooker simulation which moves in steps when the balls make contact.

2

But hackers don't give a shit about the books seeming to balance for years to snooker regulators.

3

Normal pool tables are either 7 or 8 feet long, whereas a snooker table is nearly 12 feet long.

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Makes sense when you consider that snooker, while still enormously popular, has also seen a decline from its 1980's high point.

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Yet snooker is a big hit on TV in the UK, as you point-out.

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Professional snooker is still very popular and the best earn millions of USD pr.

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What's amazing about a snooker table is the difference in size from a table you usually see at a pool hall or bar.

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It's called: CueBuddy, it's a digital cue extension for playing pool or snooker.

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I knew a guy that had a snooker table that was close to 100 years old.

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Although I think that for snooker you have to be quite good to really enjoy playing...

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Now it's hard to even find a snooker table in the states.

12

In Britain its a cup of tea and F1, snooker or darts.

Quote examples

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British snooker (also the standard for the rest of the world) uses 2 1/16" balls on a 6' x 12' table.

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American snooker uses 2 1/8" balls on a 5' x 10' table.

3

There was a nice passage describing O'Sullivan in an article [1] posted on r/snooker recently: "For years, the main frustration for the keen snooker fan was the apparently immutable dichotomy between the monotonous winners and the flamboyant losers.

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Snooker players rarely use sidespin ("English") on the cueball while 3-cushion players use extreme amounts of top, bottom and sidespin that you'll never see in pool.

Proper noun examples

1

Snooker is a major sport in the United Kingdom where players earn millions in prize money and endoresements.

2

Snooker is very much a working class game.

3

Snooker balls are smaller than regular pool balls.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use snooker in a sentence?

An example of this would be a snooker simulation which moves in steps when the balls make contact.

What does snooker mean?

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

What part of speech is snooker?

snooker is commonly used as noun, verb.