1. past tense of snook; to place an opponent in a difficult position in snooker by leaving the cue ball behind another ball
Usage: snooker terminology
2. to deceive or cheat someone
Usage: informal

Examples

• He snooked his opponent behind the black ball.
• The player was completely snooked and couldn’t make a direct shot.
• She snooked me into paying for dinner again.
• I got snooked by that fake advertisement.
• The con artist snooked several tourists out of their money.
• After being snooked in the first frame, he came back to win the match.