sandbag

noun

/ˈsændbæɡ/

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a bag filled with sand used to build a wall as a protection against floods or explosions

verb

/ˈsændbæɡ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sandbag	/ˈsændbæɡ/ /ˈsændbæɡ/
he / she / it sandbags	/ˈsændbæɡz/ /ˈsændbæɡz/
past simple sandbagged	/ˈsændbæɡd/ /ˈsændbæɡd/
past participle sandbagged	/ˈsændbæɡd/ /ˈsændbæɡd/
-ing form sandbagging	/ˈsændbæɡɪŋ/ /ˈsændbæɡɪŋ/

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sandbag something to put sandbags in or around something as protection against floods or explosions
sandbag somebody (informal, especially North American English) to attack somebody by criticizing them strongly; to treat somebody badly