SANDBAG

Sandbag

A sandbag is a sack made of hessian/burlap, polypropylene or other materials that is filled with sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control, military fortification, shielding glass windows in war zones and ballast.

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sandbag

Noun

  1. 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

  1. To construct a wall of sandbags (around something).
  2. To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
  3. To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (in cards) to have a weak hand.
  4. To pretend to drink early on so that as the night draws on one can drink everyone "under the table".


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