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The Meaning of sandbag

  • (noun) a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
  • (verb) protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
  • (verb) downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
  • (verb) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
  • (verb) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
  • (verb) treat harshly or unfairly

Synonyms

dragoon , railroad , stun

Rhymes

ag , bag , bagg , bagge , blagg , brag , bragg , bundestag , clagg , codag , cragg , dag , drag , fag , fagg , flag , flagg , gag , gragg , greylag , hag , hagg , hagge , handbag , kragh , lag , mag , mailbag , montag , nag , plagge , rag , ragtag , reflag , saddlebag , sag , schlag , schrag , scrag , scragg , shag , slag , snag , sontag , sprag , spragg , stag , stagg , tag , tagg , tagge , wag , wagg , wragg , zag , zig-zag