■ noun
1》 a game played with cues on a billiard table in which the players use a white cue ball to pocket the other balls in a set order.
2》 a position in a game of ~ or pool in which a player cannot make a direct shot at any permitted ball.
■ verb subject to a ~.
↘( be ~ed ) Brit. informal be thwarted or left in a difficult position.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.