snookered
past simple and past participle ofsnooker
snooker
verb[T]
uk/ˈsnuː.kər/us/ˈsnuː.kɚ/UKinformal
topreventsomeone fromfinishinganintendedplanofaction:
We hadintendedto godrivingaroundScotland, butunlessI can get mylicencewe're snookered.
USinformal
todeceiveortricksomeone
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prejudice
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- scuttle
- smother
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Examplesofsnookered
snookered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I think that this is what is called beingsnookeredwith one's supplementary question.
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Another feature is that one may besnookered.
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I suppose that is what is known as beingsnookered.
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Bassetlaw may well havesnookeredhim by producing proposals at which we are looking with great interest.
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This rule does not apply if the player issnookered.
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