sandbag

[ sand-bag ]

/ ˈsændˌbæg /

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noun

a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.

such a bag used as a weapon.

verb (used with object), sand·bagged, sand·bag·ging.

to furnish with sandbags.

to hit or stun with a sandbag.

Informal.

to set upon violently; attack from or as if from ambush.
to coerce or intimidate, as by threats: The election committee was sandbagged into nominating the officers for a second term.
to thwart or cause to fail or be rejected, especially surreptitiously or without warning: He sandbagged our proposal with his snide remarks to the boss.

Poker. to deceive (one or more opponents) into remaining in the pot by refraining from betting on a strong hand, then raising the bet in a later round.
Informal. to gain an advantage over (one or more competitors) by concealing one's abilities or other strengths early in a game or other competitive activity.
Informal. to gain an advantage by concealing or downplaying the strengths of (something): companies that sandbag their earnings estimates and then easily beat them to make everyone happy.

verb (used without object), sand·bagged, sand·bag·ging.

Poker. to sandbag one or more opponents.
Informal. to sandbag an opponent or competitor: guys that sandbag and fall back a little in the first race to get a better starting spot in the second.

Origin of sandbag

First recorded in 1580–90; sand + bag

OTHER WORDS FROM sandbag

sand·bag·ger, noun

Words nearby sandbag

sandakan, sandal, sandalfoot, sandalwood, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sandbar, sandblast, sandbox, sandbox tree

Example sentences from the Web for sandbag

One strip, Foolish Grandpa and Sour Henry, shows Grandpa being hit on the head by a sandbag and blown up by dynamite.

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A couple more peer through spy holes in the sandbag barricades that line the perimeter.

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Factors ranging from the sequester to the ongoing crisis in Europe have the capacity to sandbag the economic expansion.

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Did Google just sandbag its rivals in the smartphone market?

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Investigation would prove that an old stump or a sandbag had received all his attention.

Average Americans |Theodore Roosevelt
First we loosened up enough earth in front of our heads to fill a sandbag.

Trenching at Gallipoli |John Gallishaw
One leg and the other foot were carried off, as he lay upon the sandbag parapet watching the effect of our fire.

The Great Boer War |Arthur Conan Doyle
"Somebody hit me on the head with a sandbag," he said thickly.

The Man Who Knew |Edgar Wallace
I spent hours and hours examining the grenades and packing them into sandbag carriers.

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British Dictionary definitions for sandbag

sandbag

/ (ˈsændˌbæɡ) /

noun

a sack filled with sand used for protection against gunfire, floodwater, etc, or as ballast in a balloon, ship, etc

a bag filled with sand and used as a weapon

verb -bags, -bagging or -bagged (tr)

to protect or strengthen with sandbags

to hit with or as if with a sandbag

finance to obstruct (an unwelcome takeover bid) by prolonging talks in the hope that an acceptable bidder will come forward

Derived forms of sandbag

sandbagger, noun

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sandbag

noun

verb (used with object), sand·bagged, sand·bag·ging.

verb (used without object), sand·bagged, sand·bag·ging.

Origin of sandbag

OTHER WORDS FROM sandbag

Words nearby sandbag

Example sentences from the Web for sandbag

British Dictionary definitions for sandbag

noun

verb -bags, -bagging or -bagged (tr)

Derived forms of sandbag

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

sandbag

noun

verb (used with object), sand·bagged, sand·bag·ging.

verb (used without object), sand·bagged, sand·bag·ging.

Origin of sandbag

OTHER WORDS FROM sandbag

Words nearby sandbag

Words related to sandbag

Example sentences from the Web for sandbag

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noun

verb -bags, -bagging or -bagged (tr)

Derived forms of sandbag

British Dictionary definitions for sandbag