Defenition of the word sandbag
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Defenition of the word sandbag
- a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
- protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
- treat harshly or unfairly
- hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- downplay one''s ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
- protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
- downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
Synonyms for the word sandbag
Hypernyms for the word sandbag
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- bag
- coerce
- force
- hale
- hit
- misinform
- mislead
- pressure
- squeeze
- strengthen
- wrong
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