sandbag

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

sandbag (plural sandbags)

1. a bag, filled with sand, that can be used to weigh something down, to make a defensive wall against flooding etc, or as a weapon

[edit] Translations

Finnish: hiekkasäkki French: sac de sable m. German: Sandsack n. Italian: sacchetto di sabbia m. Korean: 모래 부대 Japanese: 土嚢/土のう (どのう, donou)

Spanish: saco de arena m.

[edit] Verb

to sandbag (third-person singular simple present sandbags, present participle sandbagging, simple past and past participle sandbagged)

1. To construct a wall of sandbags (around something).
2. (transitive) To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
3. (transitive) To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (in cards) to have a weak hand.
4. To pretend to drink early on so that as the night draws on one can drink everyone "under the table".