'sandbag' definitions:

Definition of 'sandbag'

noun

A bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast

verb

Treat harshly or unfairly

verb

Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: dragoon, sandbag, railroad]

verb

Hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: sandbag, stun]

verb

Downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling

verb

Protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"

From: GCIDE

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]

From: GCIDE

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]