snooked

/snuːkt/
verb
  1. Past tense of snooker: to have placed an opponent's ball in a position where it cannot be hit directly in the game of snooker.
    • He snooked me so badly that I had no shot at all.
    • The player snooked his rival twice in the same frame.
    • She snooked her opponent behind the black ball.
  2. Past tense of snooker: to have tricked or trapped someone into a difficult situation.
    • They snooked us into thinking the project was easy.
    • The clever deal snooked the investors into losing money.
    • I felt completely snooked by his false promises.
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