Sandbag Definition

săndbăg
sandbagged, sandbagging, sandbags
noun
sandbags
A bag filled with sand and used for ballast, in military fortifications, for levee protection against floods, etc.
Webster's New World
A small, narrow bag filled with sand and used as a bludgeon.
Webster's New World
verb
sandbagged, sandbagging, sandbags
To place sandbags in or around.
Webster's New World
To strike or stun with a sandbag.
Webster's New World
To treat severely or unjustly.
American Heritage
To force into doing something.
Webster's New World
To downplay or misrepresent one's ability in a game or activity in order to deceive (someone), especially in gambling.
Sandbagged the pool player by playing poorly in the first game when stakes were low.
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Singular:
sandbag
Plural:
sandbags

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