blackjack Synonyms
Another word for blackjack
• noun (Context 1)
A popular gambling card game in which players try to acquire cards with a total face value as close to 21 as possible without exceeding it, or a winning two-card hand consisting of an ace and a ten-point card.
"She learned the basic probabilities of twenty-one before visiting the casino with her friends."
• noun (Context 2)
A short, leather-covered club with a heavy,weighted head and a flexible shaft, used as a hand weapon.
"The historical display included an old leather cosh confiscated by police in the 1920s."
• verb (Context 3)
To strike or beat with a blackjack or similar short, weighted club.
"In the classic noir film, the private detective is blackjacked in a dark alley while investigating the case."
• noun (Context 4)
A small, scrubby North American oak tree (Quercus marilandica) having rough, nearly black bark and wedge-shaped leaves, typically growing in dry or sandy soils.
"Stunted blackjack oak and post oak trees dotted the dry, rocky ridge."
• verb (Context 5)
To coerce, pressure, or force someone into doing something by means of threats or intimidation.
"The committee refused to be blackjacked into approving the contract without a thorough financial audit."
• noun (Context 6)
A large, tar-coated leather jug or tankard formerly used in England for holding beer or ale.
"The tavern keeper set a foaming tankard of ale upon the oak table."