blackjack

Noun

• 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

• a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

• 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

Verb

• exert pressure on someone through threats

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  twenty-one , vingt-et-un , black flag , pirate flag , Jolly Roger , cosh , sap , blackjack oak , jack oak , Quercus marilandica , blackmail , pressure