transitive. Billiards. To strike (a ball) into one of the pockets around the edges of the table; to pot, to pocket. Now rare (historical in later…

Billiards. transitive. See quot. 1680 and king, n. 11c. Obsolete.

transitive. Sport and Games. To fail to accomplish (a stroke, etc.); to fail in an attempt to score (a goal, etc.). Cf. to miss of —— 4 at phrasal…

transitive. Billiards, Snooker, and Pool. = pot, v.4 7.

spec. in Golf, Billiards, Bagatelle. To drive (the ball) into a hole or pocket. Also to hole out.

transitive. To place (a billiard ball, a snooker ball, etc.) on a particular spot, esp. the designated starting spot.

transitive. Billiards. To keep (the balls) close to one another in order to enable a prolonged series of cannons to be made; to achieve a…

transitive. Billiards. To cause (a ball) to recoil as if pulled back, after striking another ball.

transitive. Billiards, Pool, and Snooker. To drive (a ball) into one of the pockets around the edges of the table; = pocket, v. 3.

Billiards. = hole, v.1 6

Billiards. To give (a ball) a slight push.

trans. Billiards: To hit or pocket (a ball) by a fluke; to make (a stroke) by a fluke.

U.S. In billiards and related games: (a) intransitive to make a stroke that incurs a penalty; spec. to hit the cue ball into a pocket; (b) transitive…