sandbox
To restrict by placing it in a sandboxTo restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
(broadly, intransitive, transitive)To brainstorm; to prototype.
Their team has been sandboxing some ideas recently.
Examples
15 sentencesWe've got a sandbox at home.
У нас вдома є пісочниця. — deniko
Tom and Mary played together in the sandbox.
Tom and Mary played in the sandbox together and made sand castles.
ruТом и Мария играли вместе в песочнице и строили песочные замки. — Ooneykcall
deTom und Maria spielten zusammen im Sandkasten und bauten Sandburgen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The children are playing in the sandbox.
ruДети играют в песочнице. — nina99nv
deDie Kinder spielen im Sandkasten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Children are playing together in the sandbox.
ruДети играют вместе в песочнице. — Katie_Yves
Origin
From sand + box.From sand + box.
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Forms
sandboxes, sandboxing, sandboxed, sandboxedWord family
2 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.