 sandbag |
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| 1. | [ verb ] protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up | |
| Examples: | "The residents sandbagged the beach front" |
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| Related terms: | strengthen | |
| 2. | [ verb ] hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | |
| Synonyms: | stun | |
| Related terms: | hit | |
| 3. | [ verb ] treat harshly or unfairly | |
| Related terms: | wrong | |
| 4. | [ verb ] downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling | |
| Related terms: | misinform understate | |
| 5. | [ verb ] compel by coercion, threats, or crude means | |
| Synonyms: | railroad dragoon | |
| Examples: | "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" |
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| Related terms: | coerce | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast | |
| Related terms: | bag | |
| Similar spelling: |
sandbagger sandbar sandburg Sandberg sandbank sand_dab sandbur sandboy sandbox Sandavol sand_bar sandpaper Sandford sandblast sandberry |
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