sandbag: Meaning and Definition of

sand•bag

1. a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
2. such a bag used as a weapon.

1. to furnish with sandbags.
2. to hit or stun with a sandbag.
3. The election committee was sandbagged into nominating the officers for a second term.
1. to set upon violently; attack from or as if from ambush.
2. to coerce or intimidate, as by threats:The election committee was sandbagged into nominating the officers for a second term.
3. to thwart or cause to fail or be rejected, esp. surreptitiously or without warning:He sandbagged our proposal by snide remarks to the boss.
4. 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.

1. to sandbag one or more opponents.