blackjack
1 of 2noun
black·jack ˈblak-ˌjak 
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 2verb
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
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
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
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 BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021 See More
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
blackjacking
verb
1
as in forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- forcing
- compelling
- coercing
- driving
- obliging
- obligating
- pressuring
- sandbagging
- dragooning
- pressing
- bullying
- constraining
- blackmailing
- intimidating
- twisting one's arm
- muscling
- impressing
- making
- impelling
- threatening
- high-pressuring
- browbeating
- dragging
- bulldozing
- terrorizing
- cowing
- shaming
- badgering
- hectoring
- menacing
- harassing
- hounding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- letting
- talking (into)
- permitting
- winning (over)
- allowing
- moving
- prevailing (on or upon)
- arguing
- inducing
- satisfying
- convincing
- persuading
2
as in intimidating
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
- intimidating
- bullying
- bullyragging
- ballyragging
- frightening
- picking on
- startling
- scaring
- coercing
- browbeating
- bulldozing
- shocking
- cowing
- hectoring
- bogarting
- threatening
- harassing
- strong-arming
- pressuring
- alarming
- badgering
- blustering
- terrifying
- horrifying
- discomposing
- affrighting
- forcing
- terrorizing
- alaruming
- pushing around
- spooking
- compelling
- menacing
- disturbing
- disconcerting
- distressing
- hounding
- pressing
- demoralizing
- trash-talking
- disquieting
- constraining
- dragooning
- obliging
- perturbing
- psyching (out)
- unnerving
- unmanning
- bludgeoning
- upsetting
- making
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- comforting
- reassuring
- consoling
- soothing
- cheering
- solacing
- encouraging
- convincing
- persuading
- emboldening
- steeling
- heartening
- stopping capacitor
- stopping condenser
- stopping distance
- stopping down
- stopping in
- stopping in transit
- stopping off
- stopping out
- stopping over
- stopping up
- stoppings
- stopple
- stoppled
- stopples
- stoppling
- stops
- stops (by or in)
- stops (by)
- stops (over)
- stops (up)
- stops by
- stops by or in
- stops down
- stops in
- stops off