Sekirov Dictionary

sandbag

/ˈsændˌbæɡ/

verb 6
noun 5
forms 3

verb6

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To construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
- We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.
To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
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(figurative) To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
- Some felt that Roberts was sandbagging, because his mastery of the 250s wasn't really showing in practice or the heat. — 1976
(figurative) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.
To strike (someone) with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
To premake dishes (prepare them in advance) (intransitive); to premake (dishes) (transitive).

noun5

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A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
- Santa Cruz residents clear storm debris and stack sandbags near their homes on January 7. — 2023
A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
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(slang) A bag of illicit drugs.
- Two young bruddas tryna eat off of music / But we used to eat off of pebs and the sandbags — 2016

forms

sandbagged · sandbagging · sandbags

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