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sandbag

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: sandbag

1
 nv
a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
2
 v
treat harshly or unfairly
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: sandbag
1

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

Type of:
bag
a flexible container with a single opening

v protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up

“The residents sandbagged the beach front”
Type of:
strengthen
gain strength

v hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

Synonyms:
stun
Type of:
hit
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
2

v treat harshly or unfairly

Type of:
wrong
treat unjustly; do wrong to

v compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

“They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone”
Synonyms:
dragoon, railroad
Type of:
coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

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

Type of:
misinform, mislead
give false or misleading information to
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