SANDBAG


Meaning of SANDBAG in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1860

1 : to bank, stop up, or weight with sandbags

2 a : to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbag b : to treat unfairly or harshly c : to coerce by crude means <are raiding the Treasury and sandbagging the government ― C. W. Ferguson> d : to conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent especially in order to take advantage of

intransitive verb : to hide the truth about oneself so as to gain an advantage over another

– sand · bag · ger noun

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