Definition of sandbags Sandbags

/sæˈndbæˌgz/ - [sandbatgz] -

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What does sandbags mean?

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Noun Plural: sandbags
sandbag - a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
		bag a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
Verb sandbags, sandbagging, sandbagged
sandbag - downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
		misinform, mislead give false or misleading information to
sandbag - protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
		strengthen gain strength; "His body strengthened"
sandbag - hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
		stun
		hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
sandbag - treat harshly or unfairly
		wrong treat unjustly; do wrong to
sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
		dragoon, railroad
		coerce, hale, pressure, force, squeeze to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

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sandbag (Noun)
A bag, filled with sand, that can be used to weigh something down, to make a defensive wall against flooding etc, or as a weapon.
sandbag (Verb)
To construct a wall of sandbags around something.
sandbag (Verb)
To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
sandbag (Verb)
To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or in cards to have a weak hand.
sandbag (Verb)
To pretend to drink early on so that as the night draws on one can drink everyone "drink someone under the under the table ".