What is "sandbag" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sandbag mean in English? Meaning of sandbag definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sandbag" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sandbag": a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast

Noun

  • Meaning: a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
  • Synonyms: sandbag
  • Hypernyms: bag
  • Meaning of "sandbag": treat harshly or unfairly

    Verb

  • Meaning: treat harshly or unfairly
  • Synonyms: sandbag
  • Hypernyms: wrong
  • Meaning of "sandbag": compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

    Verb

  • Meaning: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
  • Example: They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone
  • Synonyms: dragoon railroad sandbag
  • Hypernyms: coerce force hale pressure squeeze
  • Meaning of "sandbag": hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

    Verb

  • Meaning: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
  • Synonyms: sandbag stun
  • Hypernyms: hit
  • Meaning of "sandbag": downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling

    Verb

  • Meaning: downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
  • Synonyms: sandbag
  • Hypernyms: misinform mislead
  • Meaning of "sandbag": protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up

    Verb

  • Meaning: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
  • Example: The residents sandbagged the beach front
  • Synonyms: sandbag
  • Hypernyms: strengthen
  • Synonyms:

    equilibrium, weight, support, stability, bracket, counterbalance, balance, brace, counterweight, stabilizer, mislead, fleece, hoodwink, delude, bilk, con, dupe, trick, deceive, victimize, defraud, swindle, trim, scam, ream, crib, cross, beguile, skin, milk, screw, gouge, diddle, snow, shuck, take, cozen, finagle, bamboozle, do, hose, beat, sucker, burn, flimflam, short, two-time, gyp, bleed, shaft, rook, stiff, fudge, chisel, double-cross, rip off, take in, caboodle, bunco, do a number on, double-deal, fast talk, give bum steer, jerk around, rope in, take for a ride, take out, pull ones leg, fool, shaft, fleece, hose, scam, dupe, cheat, rook, burn, gull, trick, gyp, chisel, steal, con, bilk, defraud, diddle, rip off, gip, pull a fast one, take for a ride, urge, charge, move, oblige, require, impose, compel, drive, restrict, pressure, drag, limit, inflict, demand, press, cause, order, make, wrest, necessitate, insist, coerce, enjoin, apply, exact, fix, constrain, draft, overcome, impress, blackmail, burden, wring, extort, bind, choke, contract, impel, command, obtrude, occasion, strong-arm, enforce, bear down, pressurize, conscript, dragoon, concuss, shotgun, bear hard on, bring pressure to bear upon, pin down, put screws to, put squeeze on, hinder, obstruct, discourage, prohibit, forbid, suppress, outlaw, stymie, restrain, curb, impede, constrain, hog-tie, cramp, bar, avert, withhold, faze, bit, stop, repress, arrest, interdict, bridle, enjoin, taboo, frustrate, ward, check, hold back, hang up, hold down, hold in, keep in, put on brakes, hinder, cut off, inhibit, thwart, stymie, retard, stonewall, interfere, stall, impede, curb, obscure, hamper, block, clog, shield, terminate, hamstring, close, check, fill, hide, arrest, restrain, crab, occlude, congest, stop, frustrate, interrupt, throttle, plug, stopper, bar, mask, choke, trammel, barricade, foul up, hold up, weigh down, get in the way, hang up, monkey with, shut off, slow down, drag ones feet, bamboozle, beguile, bilk, burn, chisel, con, deceive, defraud, double-cross, dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge, hoodwink, hose, mislead, rip off, rook, scam, screw, shaft, sucker, swindle, trick, victimize, bend the rules, caboodle, do a number on, double-deal, hit below the belt, pull something funny, stack the cards, stretch the rules, bamboozle, bilk, deceive, defraud, dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, gyp, hose, mislead, rip off, rook, scam, screw, shaft, stiff, swindle, take, trick, double-deal, extort, fleece, hoodwink, bilk, gouge, dupe, overcharge, deceive, victimize, defraud, con, fool, trick, trim, rook, scam, clip, do, beat, fudge, diddle, stiff, gull, pluck, shaft, flimflam, sting, sucker, cozen, frame, bamboozle, rip off, set up, pull a fast one, put one over on, run a game on, sell a bill of goods, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, undercut, erode, frustrate, wreck, subvert, blunt, ruin, cripple, hurt, impair, thwart, threaten, sap, sabotage, foil, tunnel, debilitate, attenuate, dig, mine, corrode, enfeeble, disable, wear, soften, excavate, torpedo, dig out, eat away, hollow out, knock the bottom out of, poke full of holes, whittle away, clip ones wings, pressure, counterpoise, stone, plumb, mass, counterbalance, rock, bob, anchor, ballast, plumb bob, sinker, pendulum, poundage, counterweight, fool, dupe, fleece, scam, shaft, cheat, bilk, stiff, gull, bamboozle, sting, trick, weasel, deceive, duck, dodge, flimflam, hoodwink, defraud, con, cop out, rip off, beat around the bush, pull a fast one, slip out, take for a ride, take to the cleaners, worm ones way out of,

    Antonyms:

    instability, protect, aid, assist, give, help, lose, offer, fail, be honest, give, offer, dissuade, release, disallow, prevent, permit, aid, surrender, discourage, free, stop, check, halt, let go, leave alone, forget, allow, give, neglect, help, yield, aid, assist, facilitate, permit, release, advance, allow, encourage, forward, help, promote, push, support, let go, free, approve, aid, assist, facilitate, further, permit, unblock, uncover, release, liberate, unmask, abet, advance, allow, encourage, forward, help, promote, push, free, open, unstop, lay bare, begin, start, unplug, continue, reveal, let go, support, boost, clear, destroy, donate, give, help, lose, be honest, construct, aid, assist, create, strengthen, build, fix, encourage, help, support, relieve, fill, advantage, triviality, unimportance, benefit, pleasure, solution, give, face, meet, be honest,

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    sandbag in English: sandbag
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