sandbag
To construct a barrier of sandbagsTo construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
» The soldiers filled the sandbags with sand.
Die Soldaten füllten die Sandsäcke mit Sand.
Die Soldaten befüllten die Sandsäcke mit Sand.
Солдаты наполнили мешки песком.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive, transitive)To construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.
(transitive)To strike (someone) with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
(figuratively, intransitive)To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
tiefstapeln
(figuratively, transitive)To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.
überrumpeln
(intransitive, transitive)To premake dishes (prepare them in advance) (intransitive); to premake (dishes) (transitive).
To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
- protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
- downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- treat harshly or unfairly
Examples
7 sentencesThe soldiers filled the sandbags with sand.
ruСолдаты наполнили мешки песком.
deDie Soldaten füllten die Sandsäcke mit Sand.
What are these sandbags used for?
ruЗачем нужны эти мешки с песком?
Three sandbags have fallen out of the truck and spread on the road.
Sandbags can be used to erect a temporary wall to protect against floods.
ruМешки с песком могут использоваться для возведения временных укреплений для защиты при наводнениях.
deSandsäcke kann man verwenden, um eine provisorische Mauer zum Schutz gegen Hochwasser zu errichten.
They made the sandbags heavier.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Old Norse baggibor.?Old Norse baggibor.?
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Forms
sandbags, sandbagging, sandbagged, sandbagged| Base form | sandbag · to sandbag |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sandbags |
| Present participle | sandbagging |
| Past simple | sandbagged |
| Past participle | sandbagged |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle