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9.0
To hit someone with a short heavy club
  • verb
  • /ˈblækˌdʒæk/
  • NSFW
translation icon : golpear con una porra
  • The robber blackjacked the guard, making it easy to escape with the money.

Examples

  • She was terrified that if she didn't comply, he might blackjack her with the heavy club.

  • Tim blackjacked him into a crumpled heap on the floor and said:

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He threatened to blackjack his opponent if the deal didn't go through.

Synonyms

to deck
vsto blackjack
  • Informal
14 8.2

To hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground

is focused on attack by a short heavy baton rather than causing a fall
to club
vsto blackjack
8 5.1

To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick

is specifically an attack using a short heavy baton rather than general force
to wallop
vsto blackjack
  • Informal
2 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

is an attack using a short heavy baton rather than any hard hit
to cudgel
vsto blackjack
1 9.4

To hit someone with a short thick stick

is used to attack using a short heavy baton as a weapon

Antonyms

1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

Compounds

9.9

A joking phrase for a life of gambling and paid sex without responsibility

blackjack oak
  • Specialized
9.1

A small or medium tree that loses its leaves, has dark bark, three-part leaves, and often grows in dense groups

How Hard

to bludgeon
  • NSFW
23 8.8
to batter
187 3.5
to beat
  • NSFW
1.2
to blackjack
  • NSFW
9.0
to hit
1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

blackjack infinitive
blackjacked past participle
blackjacking present participle
blackjacks third person singular

Etymology

The verb blackjack meaning 'to hit with a club' comes directly from the weapon called a blackjack, so to 'blackjack' someone is to strike them with that short, heavy stick.