Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snooker

1 sense of snooker

Sense 1
snooker -- (a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball)
       => pool, pocket billiards -- (any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb snooker

2 senses of snooker

Sense 1
snooker -- (fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk")
       => flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on -- (deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week")

Sense 2
snooker -- (leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")