blackjack

noun

black·jack | \ ˈblak-ˌjak

Definition of blackjack

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21

— called also twenty-one, vingt-et-un

b : an ace and a face card or ten as the first two cards dealt to a player in the game of blackjack

— called also natural, twenty-one

2 : a hand weapon typically consisting of a piece of leather-enclosed metal with a strap or springy shaft for a handle

3 [ black + jack (vessel) ] : a tankard for beer or ale usually of tar-coated leather

4 : sphalerite

5 : an often scrubby oak (Quercus marilandica) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.

— called also blackjack oak

blackjack

verb

blackjacked; blackjacking; blackjacks

Definition of blackjack (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to strike with a blackjack

2 : to coerce with threats or pressure

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Verb

you cannot blackjack me into going along with this a couple of thugs trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money

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