Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - snooker

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. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.