simple past tense and past participle of eight-ball

(uncountable) A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.

(pool) To pot all one's colour balls and then the black ball (or eight-ball) without the opponent potting a single one.

Alternative form of eight-ball

plural of eight ball

plural of eight-ball

present participle of eight-ball

(idiomatic) In a difficult situation or tight spot; at a disadvantage.

Alternative spelling of behind the eight-ball

A pocket billiards game for two players, combining the play of eight-ball (except by shooting object balls into the cue ball instead of the other way round) with the shooting style of carom billiards games.