sandbag
to furnish with sandbags.
to hit or stun with a sandbag.
Informal.
to set upon violently; attack from or as if from ambush.
to coerce or intimidate, as by threats: The election committee was sandbagged into nominating the officers for a second term.
to thwart or cause to fail or be rejected, especially surreptitiously or without warning: He sandbagged our proposal with his snide remarks to the boss.
Poker. to deceive (one or more opponents) into remaining in the pot by refraining from betting on a strong hand, then raising the bet in a later round.
Informal. to gain an advantage over (one or more competitors) by concealing one's abilities or other strengths early in a game or other competitive activity.
Informal. to gain an advantage by concealing or downplaying the strengths of (something): companies that sandbag their earnings estimates and then easily beat them to make everyone happy.
Poker. to sandbag one or more opponents.
Informal. to sandbag an opponent or competitor: guys that sandbag and fall back a little in the first race to get a better starting spot in the second.
Origin of sandbag
1Other words from sandbag
- sandbagger, noun
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How to use sandbag in a sentence
Advocates said they hoped the proposed legislation will help curb further sandbag approvals.
Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies That Have Quickened Beach Destruction | by Mindy Pennybacker and Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 31, 2020 | ProPublicaCounty officials had required a previous owner to tear out an illegal seawall in the 1990s, and the state later allowed the owner to lay a mound of emergency sandbags that blocked the public beach for the next 25 years.
Officials Let Hawaii’s Waterfront Homeowners Damage Public Beaches Again and Again | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 31, 2020 | ProPublicaToday, nearly 15 years later, the sandbags remain and the beach is largely gone.
How Famous Surfers and Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 5, 2020 | ProPublicaThe state approved sandbags in 2017, but the permit expired in September.
How Famous Surfers and Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 5, 2020 | ProPublicaRegulators levied small fines but authorized the sandbags after the fact.
How Famous Surfers and Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 5, 2020 | ProPublica
British Dictionary definitions for sandbag
/ (ˈsændˌbæɡ) /
a sack filled with sand used for protection against gunfire, floodwater, etc, or as ballast in a balloon, ship, etc
a bag filled with sand and used as a weapon
to protect or strengthen with sandbags
to hit with or as if with a sandbag
finance to obstruct (an unwelcome takeover bid) by prolonging talks in the hope that an acceptable bidder will come forward
Derived forms of sandbag
- sandbagger, noun
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