sandbag
/S AE1 N D B AE0 G/noun
- 1
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
- 2
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
- 3
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
- 4
A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
verb
- 1
To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
“We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.”
- 2
To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- 3
To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
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