SANDBAG


Meaning of SANDBAG in English

n. & v.

--n. a bag filled with sand for use:

1. (in fortification) for making temporary defences or for the protection of a building etc. against blast and splinters or floodwaters.

2 as ballast esp. for a boat or balloon.

3 as a weapon to inflict a heavy blow without leaving a mark.

4 to stop a draught from a window or door.

--v.tr. (-bagged, -bagging)

1. barricade or defend.

2 place sandbags against (a window, chink, etc.).

3 fell with a blow from a sandbag.

4 US coerce by harsh means.

Derivatives:

sandbagger n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.