blackjack 1 of 2

verb

Definition of blackjacknext
1
as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

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2
as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money

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blackjack

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noun

1
as in cup

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as in cane

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Recent Examples of blackjack
Verb
There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette. — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026 Kyle Kirkland, head of the California Gaming Association, told CBS News Sacramento this would outlaw blackjack and allow for stricter changes to player-dealer games. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
That’s why visitors won’t find traditional slot machines or table games such as blackjack, roulette or craps at Texas tribal casinos. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Cardrooms have continued to offer blackjack and other banked games such as baccarat by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and by relying on third-party businesses that employ people to act as bankers. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blackjack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackjack
  1. force
  2. intimidate
  3. cup
  4. cane
  5. coerce
  6. bully
  7. tankard
  8. mace
Verb
  • Unreleased | Getty Images A spate of bomb threats against passenger flights has forced diversions, emergency landings and military escorts across European airspace this week, stoking fear among passengers and heaping pressure on airlines.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The abuse included shooting him with a BB gun, burning his genitals and forcing him to eat cat feces.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of force
Verb
  • Perhaps the point is to intimidate Vela and her henchman, but the move puts our Tulsa truthstorian in new and uncomfortable territory.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The wiretapping operation could also constitute a serious human rights violation and could be used to intimidate critics and weaken civil liberties, said Usman Hamid, Amnesty International's executive director in Indonesia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of intimidate
Noun
  • Celmins welcomed us in and introduced us to her cat, Raymond, who immediately pounced on my cup of takeout coffee.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Joe wants to poison Victor’s cup, but Katie thinks Victor would try to trade.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Fortunately, plenty of new high-tech tools offer assistance, including robot guide dogs, a cane-bot (looking a bit like a small R2D2 with giant wheels), multiple types of smart glasses with descriptive audio, and even a haptic vest for blind dogs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • My wife requires a cane or walker due to spinal stenosis and muscular weakness.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cane
Verb
  • Knouse alleged it was coerced and that Sabatini created an inappropriate workplace dynamic.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Locked under floors of concrete and alone in his cell with just a toilet and steel bed, Jurek coerces the man in the cell next to him to bash his head in.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • Pressure from students over grades was reported more frequently than bullying from colleagues.
    — Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Police said the father, Thomas Frimprong, 60, has told NYPD detectives two fellow students had recently been suspended for bullying his son.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bully
Noun
  • Participants can take part in the town’s stein hoisting contest to see who can hold a full tankard of beer the longest.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of tankard
Noun
  • Campbell briefly left the station and while outside, he was captured on surveillance footage taking an item out from his cross-body bag before returning to the station, approaching Mobley and spraying him with mace twice, prosecutors stated.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors say Campbell then sprayed Mobley with mace and stabbed him in the neck.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
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