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Sandbag Very Common

Sandbag has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast

2

A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.

Verb
1

treat harshly or unfairly

2

compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

"They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"

3

hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

4

downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling

5

protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up

"The residents sandbagged the beach front"

6

To construct a barrier of sandbags around.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bag wrong coerce hit misinform strengthen
Rhyming Words
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