[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sandbag \sand"bag`\, n.
   a bag filled with sand; small sandbags may be used as a
   weapon, or larger ones to build walls or as ballast; as, they
   kept the flooding river from the area by buiding a temmporary
   dike out of sandbags.
   wordnet 1.6

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sandbag \sand"bag`\, v.
   to treat harshly or unfairly. wordnet sense 1
   wordnet 1.6

   2. to hit something or somebody with or as if with a sandbag.
      wordnet sense 2
      wordnet 1.6

   3. to protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; as, the
      residents sandbagged the beach front. wordnet sense 3
      wordnet 1.6

   4. to thwart another person's plans by surreptitious
      maneuvers; as, he sandbagged my proposal by talking in
      private with other members of the committee. informal
      pjc

   5. to intimidate or coerce, especially by crude methods.
      informal
      pjc

   6. to deceive and take advantage of a person by
      misrepresenting one's true intentions. informal
      pjc

   7. hence: poker to encourage opponents into betting more by
      first refraining from betting while having a strong hand,
      and only later raising the stakes. in informal games,
      certain types of sandbagging are forbidden.
      pjc

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sandbag
     n : a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls
         or as ballast
     v 1: treat harshly or unfairly
     2: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "they
        sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" syn: dragoon,
         railroad
     3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag syn: stun
     4: downplay one's ability towards others in a game in order
        to deceive, as in gambling
     5: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "the residents
        sandbagged the beach front"
     also: sandbagging, sandbagged
see also:
dragoon railroad stun sandbagging sandbagged 

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