Synonyms for sandbag
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : sand-bag |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsændˌbæg |
Top 10 synonyms for sandbag Other synonyms for the word sandbag
- anchor
- apply
- arrest
- attenuate
- avert
- balance
- ballast
- bamboozle
- bar
- barricade
- bear down
- bear hard on
- beat
- beat around the bush
- beguile
- bend the rules
- bilk
- bind
- bit
- blackmail
- bleed
- bob
- brace
- bracket
- bridle
- bring pressure to bear upon
- bunco
- burden
- burn
- caboodle
- cheat
- check
- chisel
- choke
- clip
- clip one's wings
- clog
- close
- coerce
- command
- con
- concuss
- congest
- conscript
- contract
- cop out
- corrode
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- counterweight
- cozen
- crab
- cramp
- crib
- cross
- debilitate
- deceive
- defraud
- demand
- diddle
- dig
- dig out
- disable
- discourage
- do
- do a number on
- dodge
- double-cross
- double-deal
- draft
- drag
- drag one's feet
- dragoon
- drive
- duck
- dupe
- eat away
- enfeeble
- enforce
- enjoin
- equilibrium
- erode
- exact
- excavate
- extort
- fast talk
- faze
- fill
- finagle
- fix
- fleece
- flimflam
- foil
- fool
- forbid
- foul up
- frame
- frustrate
- fudge
- get in the way
- gip
- give bum steer
- gouge
- gull
- gyp
- hamper
- hamstring
- hang up
- hide
- hinder
- hit below the belt
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- hold up
- hollow out
- hoodwink
- hose
- hurt
- impair
- impede
- impel
- impose
- impress
- inflict
- inhibit
- insist
- interdict
- interfere
- interrupt
- jerk around
- keep in
- knock the bottom out of
- limit
- make
- mask
- mass
- milk
- mine
- mislead
- monkey with
- move
- necessitate
- oblige
- obscure
- obstruct
- obtrude
- occasion
- occlude
- order
- outlaw
- overcharge
- overcome
- pendulum
- pin down
- pluck
- plug
- plumb
- plumb bob
- poke full of holes
- poundage
- press
- pressure
- pressurize
- prohibit
- pull a fast one
- pull one's leg
- pull something funny
- put on brakes
- put one over on
- put screws to
- put squeeze on
- ream
- repress
- require
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- rip off
- rock
- rook
- rope in
- ruin
- run a game on
- sabotage
- sandbag
- sap
- scam
- screw
- sell a bill of goods
- set up
- shaft
- shield
- short
- shotgun
- shuck
- shut off
- sinker
- skin
- slip out
- slow down
- snow
- soften
- stability
- stabilizer
- stack the cards
- stall
- steal
- stiff
- sting
- stone
- stonewall
- stop
- stopper
- stretch the rules
- strong-arm
- stymie
- subvert
- sucker
- support
- suppress
- swindle
- taboo
- take
- take for a ride
- take in
- take out
- take to the cleaners
- terminate
- threaten
- throttle
- thwart
- torpedo
- trammel
- trick
- trim
- tunnel
- two-time
- undercut
- urge
- victimize
- ward
- wear
- weasel
- weigh down
- weight
- whittle away
- withhold
- worm one's way out of
- wreck
- wrest
- wring
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for sandbag
- abet
- advance
- advantage
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- be honest
- begin
- benefit
- boost
- build
- check
- clear
- construct
- continue
- create
- destroy
- disallow
- discourage
- dissuade
- donate
- encourage
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- fill
- fix
- forget
- forward
- free
- further
- give
- halt
- help
- instability
- lay bare
- leave alone
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- meet
- neglect
- offer
- open
- permit
- pleasure
- prevent
- promote
- protect
- push
- release
- relieve
- reveal
- solution
- start
- stop
- strengthen
- support
- surrender
- triviality
- unblock
- uncover
- unimportance
- unmask
- unplug
- unstop
- yield
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