sandbag
(noun) a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
sandbag
(verb) protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; “The residents sandbagged the beach front”
sandbag
(verb) downplay one’s ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
sandbag, stun
(verb) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
dragoon, sandbag, railroad
(verb) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; “They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone”
sandbag
(verb) treat harshly or unfairly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sandbag (plural sandbags)
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
(poker) A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
sandbag (third-person singular simple present sandbags, present participle sandbagging, simple past and past participle sandbagged)
(transitive) To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
(transitive) To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
(transitive) 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 everybody else "under the table".
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Source: Wiktionary
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
