snooker
/ˈsnuːkə(r)/noun
उच्चारण स्नूकर
स्नूकर (एक खेल)
Core word
noun
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[U]
a game for two people played with cues on a long table covered with green cloth, in which players hit a white ball to knock coloured balls into pockets at the corners and sides of the table
स्नूकर (एक खेल)
- Pankaj Advani has won world titles in both billiards and snooker.
- a game of snooker
verb
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[T, usually passive] ~ sb British, informal
to put somebody in a very difficult position so that they cannot do what they want
मुश्किल में डाल देना, फँसा देना
- If the bank refuses the loan, we'll be completely snookered.
- The sudden rule change snookered our plans for the school fair.
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General knowledge
Snooker is believed to have been developed by British army officers in Jabalpur, India, in the 1870s.
माना जाता है कि snooker का विकास 1870 के दशक में भारत के Jabalpur में British सेना के अधिकारियों ने किया था।