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单词 blackjacks
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blackjack

1 of 2

noun

black·​jack ˈblak-ˌjak How to pronounce blackjack (audio)
1
a
: 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

2 of 2

verb

blackjacked; blackjacking; blackjacks

transitive verb

1
: to strike with a blackjack
2
: to coerce with threats or pressure

Synonyms

Verb

  • coerce
  • compel
  • constrain
  • dragoon
  • drive
  • force
  • impel
  • impress
  • make
  • muscle
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • press
  • pressure
  • sandbag
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Example Sentences

Verb you cannot blackjack me into going along with this an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The latest edition to the food and beverage options at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino also has a 31-seat wraparound bar, 360 degrees of screens showing sports, and a games pit with 12 blackjack tables. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 Many visitors have been eager to plunk their cash into slot machines and blackjack tables. Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Cliques of chattering teenagers roamed the long decks or sprawled on chairs near the casino’s empty blackjack tables. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Missions could range from placing any three totals wagers to playing 25+ hands of $35+ blackjack. Xl Media, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 Its cover photo, taken on a frigid day during the Battle of the Bulge, showed Ms. Engelman casually holding the blackjack, smiling at the camera with the knife bulging inside her coat pocket. Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 This blackjack edition will also mark the first year under the direction of Pierre-Yves Walder, a NIFFF veteran whose involvement with the lakefront festival dates back some time. Ben Croll, Variety, 23 June 2022 Sabacc blends poker with blackjack and provides something essential in a larp: a reason to do nothing. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 While recuperating from injuries suffered in a serious car accident, Gross teaches himself to count cards in blackjack. CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
Verb
The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

blackjacks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blackjack
1
as in forces
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • forces
  • coerces
  • compels
  • sandbags
  • dragoons
  • bullies
  • muscles
  • obligates
  • drives
  • pressures
  • obliges
  • presses
  • blackmails
  • cows
  • constrains
  • intimidates
  • impresses
  • makes
  • hectors
  • browbeats
  • impels
  • badgers
  • menaces
  • twists one's arm
  • bulldozes
  • drags
  • hounds
  • terrorizes
  • harasses
  • threatens
  • shames
  • high-pressures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • permits
  • lets
  • allows
  • talks (into)
  • moves
  • argues
  • induces
  • wins (over)
  • satisfies
  • prevails (on or upon)
  • convinces
  • persuades
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2
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bullies
  • intimidates
  • bogarts
  • cows
  • scares
  • hectors
  • browbeats
  • frightens
  • startles
  • ballyrags
  • shocks
  • coerces
  • bullyrags
  • bulldozes
  • picks on
  • strong-arms
  • badgers
  • harasses
  • blusters
  • pressures
  • bludgeons
  • forces
  • spooks
  • threatens
  • alarms
  • dragoons
  • menaces
  • hounds
  • terrifies
  • terrorizes
  • affrights
  • horrifies
  • trash-talks
  • presses
  • discomposes
  • pushes around
  • unmans
  • demoralizes
  • disconcerts
  • compels
  • disturbs
  • distresses
  • upsets
  • alarums
  • constrains
  • disquiets
  • psychs (out)
  • obliges
  • perturbs
  • makes
  • unnerves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cheers
  • consoles
  • comforts
  • steels
  • reassures
  • solaces
  • soothes
  • encourages
  • emboldens
  • persuades
  • convinces
  • heartens
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blackjacks

2 of 2

noun

plural of blackjack
1
as in cups

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cups
  • tankards
  • beakers
  • goblets
  • chalices
  • steins
  • teacups
  • mugs
  • demitasses
  • noggins
2
as in nightsticks

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • nightsticks
  • truncheons
  • canes
  • batons
  • cudgels
  • maces
  • staves
  • shillelaghs
  • knobkerries
  • billies
  • bludgeons
  • rods
  • bats
  • hammers
  • staves
  • hickories
  • rattans
  • clubs
  • mallets
  • staffs
  • billy clubs
  • beetles
  • bastinadoes
  • birches
  • saps
  • sledgehammers
  • waddies
  • shillalahs
  • bastinades
  • mauls
  • gavels
  • rungs
  • crabsticks
  • switches
  • crooks
  • crosiers
  • croziers
  • walking sticks
  • whangees
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