Sandbag

noun

  1. A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.

  2. A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.

  3. An engraver's leather cushion, etc.

verb

  1. To construct a barrier of sandbags around.

    We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.

  2. To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.

  3. To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.

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