Antonyms for sandbag


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : sand-bag
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsændˌbæg


Definition of sandbag

Origin :
  • 1580s, from sand (n.) + bag (n.).
  • As in ballast : noun something giving balance
  • As in weight : noun something used to measure heaviness
  • As in inhibit : verb restrict, prevent
  • As in obstruct : verb prevent, restrict
  • As in play dirty : verb cheat
  • As in shortchange : verb cheat
  • As in swindle : verb cheat, steal
  • As in undermine : verb weaken
  • As in welsh : verb renege, swindle
  • As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
  • As in flimflam : verb deceive, swindle
  • As in force : verb obligate to do something
Example sentences :
  • One of them struck at him, while another attempted to sandbag him from behind.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • This leap saved him from being stretched unconscious by the sandbag.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • Make a woman self-conscious, and her soul is barren as a sandbag.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • "Somebody hit me on the head with a sandbag," he said thickly.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Knew » by Edgar Wallace
  • As it was very wet, I had a sandbag taken by each man to lie down on.
  • Extract from : « Q.6.a and Other places » by Francis Buckley
  • These had sandbag cover which bullets and bombs could not penetrate.
  • Extract from : « Australia in Arms » by Phillip F.E. Schuler
  • He then built a sandbag barricade under the very nose of the enemy.
  • Extract from : « Australia in Arms » by Phillip F.E. Schuler
  • They also captured a flag which the enemy had planted on the sandbag parapet.
  • Extract from : « The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 » by Charles Royle
  • They struck him with a sandbag, or some muffled weapon that did not cut his head.
  • Extract from : « Dick Merriwell Abroad » by Burt L. Standish
  • However, I do not expect to thump you again with the sandbag.
  • Extract from : « Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts

Synonyms for sandbag

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