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sandbag::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bag |
sandbag::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | strengthen |
The residents sandbagged the beach front.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wrong |
Examples of sandbag
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Manatee County's sandbag distribution points will remain open until 4 p.m. today.
From the heraldtribune.com
Maybe it's the turquoise cool of the Euphrates, out beyond the sandbag bunkers.
From the time.com
Sure, the film's story line placed Santa Claus in the grip of a sandbag boogeyman.
From the kentucky.com
Those around Emelianenko have since been more anxious to hand Silva a sandbag.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
They tried desperately to sandbag the doors, but it was already too late, he said.
From the post-gazette.com
If you go out there, you will see sandbag protection around the drainage fixtures.
From the ocregister.com
Please be advised that the sandbag site at South Salem High School has closed.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Sandbag walls were also created in the French Quarter section of New Orleans.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Now I'm going to go sandbag my basement in preparation for the coming floods.
From the newscientist.com
- A bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
- Treat harshly or unfairly
- Dragoon: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
- Hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- Downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- Protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
- A sandbag (floodbag) 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.
- Sandbag is a non-profit campaign group designed to increase public awareness of emissions trading. The organisation was announced in 2008 by Bryony Worthington and was the first (and founding) member of The Guardian's Environment Network.
- Slow playing (also called sandbagging or trapping) is deceptive play in poker that is roughly the opposite of bluffing: betting weakly or passively with a strong holding rather than betting aggressively with a weak one. The flat call is one such play. ...
