sandbagging
noun
2.
such a bag used as a weapon.
verb (used with object)
3.
to furnish with sandbags.
4.
to hit or stun with a sandbag.
5.
Informal.
a.
to set upon violently; attack from or as if from ambush.
b.
to coerce or intimidate, as by threats: The election committee was sandbagged into nominating the officers for a second term.
c.
to thwart or cause to fail or be rejected, especially surreptitiously or without warning: He sandbagged our proposal by snide remarks to the boss.
6.
Poker. to deceive (one or more opponents) into remaining in the pot by refraining from betting on a strong hand, then raising the bet in a later round.
00:10
Sandbagging
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
7.
Poker. to sandbag one or more opponents.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To sandbagging
Collins
World English Dictionary
sandbag (ˈsændˌbæɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sack filled with sand used for protection against gunfire, floodwater, etc, or as ballast in a balloon, ship, etc |
| 2. | a bag filled with sand and used as a weapon |
| —vb , -bags, -bagging, -bagged | |
| 3. | to protect or strengthen with sandbags |
| 4. | to hit with or as if with a sandbag |
| 5. | finance to obstruct (an unwelcome takeover bid) by prolonging talks in the hope that an acceptable bidder will come forward |
| 'sandbagger | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sandbag
1590, from sand + bag. The verb sense of "pretend weakness" is 1970s, extended from poker-playing sense of "refrain from raising at the first opportunity in hopes of raising more steeply later" (1940), which perhaps is from sandbagger in the sense of "bully or ruffian who uses a sandbag as a weapon to
knock his intended victim unconscious" (1882).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
sandbag definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
