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verb

Definition of blackjacksnext
present tense third-person singular of blackjack
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as in forces
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

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as in bullies
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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blackjacks

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noun

plural of blackjack
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as in cups

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as in nightsticks

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