Blackjack Terms Meaning
Definition of blackjack. (Entry 1 of 2) 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. Find 6 ways to say blackjack, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.
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(blăk′jăk′)n.1. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
2. 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.
tr.v.black·jacked, black·jack·ing, black·jacks2. To coerce by threats.
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blackjack
(ˈblækˌdʒæk) na truncheon of leather-covered lead with a flexible shaft
vb2. (tr) to compel (a person) by threats
blackjack
(ˈblækˌdʒæk) n1. (Card Games) pontoon or any of various similar card games
[C20: from black + jack1 (the knave)]
blackjack
(ˈblækˌdʒæk) n (Minerals) a dark iron-rich variety of the mineral sphalerite
[C18: from black + jack1 (originally a miner's name for this useless ore)]
blackjack
(ˈblækˌdʒæk) n (Plants) a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica, of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leaves. Also called: blackjack oak
[C19: from black + jack1 (from the proper name, popularly used in many plant names)]
blackjack
(ˈblækˌdʒæk)n
[C16: from black + jack3]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
black•jack
(ˈblækˌdʒæk)n.
1. a short, leather-covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
2. a. Also called twenty-one. a gambling game at cards, in which a player needs to get more points than the dealer to win, but not more than 21.
b. an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first two cards dealt in a hand of this game.
3. a small oak, Quercus marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having a nearly black bark.
4. a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., orig. made of leather coated externally with tar.
v.t. 6. to strike or beat with a blackjack.
[1505–15]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
blackjack
Past participle: blackjacked
Gerund: blackjacking
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| we blackjack |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| 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 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 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 card game, cards - a game played with playing cards | |
| Verb | 1. | blackjack - exert pressure on someone through threats 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' |
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blackjack
verbTo compel by pressure or threats:Informal: hijack, strong-arm.
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blackjack
[ˈblækdʒæk]N (esp US)2. (= flag) → banderafpirata
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
blackjack
[ˈblækdʒæk]n(US) (= truncheon) → matraquef
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
blackjack
[ˈblækˌdʒæk]n (Cards) → ventuno; (at casino) → blackjack m inv (Am) (truncheon) → manganelloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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