blackjack

black·jack  (blkjk)

n.

1. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.

2. The blackjack oak.

3. Games A card game in which the object is to accumulate cards with a higher count than that of the dealer but not exceeding 21. Also called twenty-one, vingt-et-un.

4. Sphalerite.

tr.v. black·jacked, black·jack·ing, black·jacks

1. To hit or beat with a leather-covered bludgeon.

2. To coerce by threats.

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blackjack ¹

Noun

pontoon or a similar card game [black + jack (the knave)]

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blackjack ²

Noun

Chiefly US & Canad a truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft [black + jack (implement)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blackjack - a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets blackjack oak, jack oak, Quercus marilandica scrub oak - any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets
	2.	blackjack - a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people cosh, sap bludgeon - a club used as a weapon
	3.	blackjack - a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship black flag, Jolly Roger, pirate flag flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design skull and crossbones - emblem warning of danger or death
	4.	blackjack - a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21 vingt-et-un, twenty-one card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Verb	1.	blackjack - exert pressure on someone through threats blackmail, pressure act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

Translations

blackjack [ˈblækdʒæk] n (US) → veintiuna

blackjack [ˈblækdʒæk] n (Cards) → vingt-et-un m;

(US) (= truncheon); matraque f

blackjack [ˈblækdʒæk] n (Cards) → Siebzehnundvier nt;

(US) (truncheon) → Schlagstock m

blackjack [ˈblækdʒæk] n (CARDS) → ventuno;

(US) (= truncheon); manganello