Sandbag
WordNet
noun
(1) A bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
verb
(2) Protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
"The residents sandbagged the beach front"
(3) Downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
(4) Hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
(5) Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
"They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
(6) Treat harshly or unfairly
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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
Verb
- To construct a wall of sandbags (around something).
- To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (in cards) to have a weak hand.
- To pretend to drink early on so that as the night draws on one can drink everyone "under the table".