Sandbag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast

treat harshly or unfairly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈændbæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈandbaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈandbaɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈændbæɡ/.

Examples

They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone
The residents sandbagged the beach front

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

railroad stun dragoon

Parts of Speech

noun	a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
verb	treat harshly or unfairly
verb	compel by coercion, threats, or crude means “They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone”
verb	hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
verb	downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
verb	protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up “The residents sandbagged the beach front”

Word Forms

sandbag	verb	protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
sandbag	noun	a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
sandbagger	noun	someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sandsack

ein mit Sand gefüllter Beutel; als Waffe, zum Mauerbau oder als Ballast verwendet

🇫🇷French

sac de sable

un sac rempli de sable ; utilisé comme arme ou pour construire des murs ou comme lest

🇪🇸Spanish

saco terrero

una bolsa llena de arena; utilizado como arma o para construir muros o como lastre

🇮🇹Italian

sacco di sabbia

un sacco pieno di sabbia; usato come arma o per costruire muri o come zavorra

🇳🇱Dutch

zandzak

een zak gevuld met zand; gebruikt als wapen of om muren te bouwen of als ballast

🇵🇹Portuguese

saco de areia

um saco cheio de areia; usado como arma ou para construir paredes ou como lastro

🇷🇺Russian

мешок с песком

мешок, наполненный песком; используется как оружие, для строительства стен или в качестве балласта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेत से भरा बोरा

रेत से भरा एक थैला; इसका उपयोग हथियार के रूप में या दीवारें बनाने या गिट्टी के रूप में किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বালির ব্যাগ

বালি ভর্তি একটি ব্যাগ; একটি অস্ত্র হিসাবে বা দেয়াল তৈরি করতে বা ব্যালাস্ট হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மணல் மூட்டை

மணல் நிரப்பப்பட்ட ஒரு பை; ஒரு ஆயுதமாக அல்லது சுவர்களை கட்ட அல்லது நிலைப்படுத்த பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇసుక సంచి

ఇసుకతో నిండిన సంచి; ఆయుధంగా లేదా గోడలను నిర్మించడానికి లేదా బ్యాలస్ట్‌గా ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

वाळूची पिशवी

वाळूने भरलेली पिशवी; एक शस्त्र म्हणून किंवा भिंती बांधण्यासाठी किंवा गिट्टी म्हणून वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેતીની થેલી

રેતીથી ભરેલી થેલી; શસ્ત્ર તરીકે અથવા દિવાલો બનાવવા માટે અથવા બાલાસ્ટ તરીકે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಳಿನ ಚೀಲ

ಮರಳಿನಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಚೀಲ; ಆಯುಧವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗೋಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿಲುಭಾರವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണൽ ചാക്ക്

മണൽ നിറച്ച ഒരു ബാഗ്; ഒരു ആയുധമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മതിലുകൾ പണിയുന്നതിനോ ബാലസ്റ്റായി ഉപയോഗിച്ചോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਤ ਦਾ ਥੈਲਾ

ਰੇਤ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਬੈਗ; ਇੱਕ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਧਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਬੈਲੇਸਟ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سینڈ بیگ

ریت سے بھرا ہوا ایک بیگ؛ ایک ہتھیار کے طور پر یا دیواریں بنانے کے لیے یا گٹی کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沙袋

装满沙子的袋子；用作武器或建造墙壁或作为镇流器

🇯🇵Japanese

土嚢

砂が入った袋。武器として、壁を構築するために、またはバラストとして使用される

🇰🇷Korean

샌드백

모래로 가득 찬 가방; 무기로 사용되거나 벽을 쌓거나 밸러스트로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bao cát

một túi chứa đầy cát; được sử dụng làm vũ khí hoặc để xây tường hoặc làm vật dằn

🇹🇭Thai

กระสอบทราย

ถุงที่เต็มไปด้วยทราย ใช้เป็นอาวุธหรือสร้างกำแพงหรือบัลลาสต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

memaksakan

sekantong berisi pasir; digunakan sebagai senjata atau untuk membangun tembok atau sebagai pemberat

🇲🇾Malay

beg pasir

beg yang diisi dengan pasir; digunakan sebagai senjata atau untuk membina tembok atau sebagai pemberat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كيس الرمل

كيس مملوء بالرمل. يستخدم كسلاح أو لبناء الجدران أو كصابورة

🇮🇷Persian

کیسه شن

کیسه ای پر از ماسه؛ به عنوان یک سلاح یا برای ساختن دیوارها یا به عنوان بالاست استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kum torbası

kumla dolu bir torba; silah olarak veya duvar inşa etmek için veya ağırlık olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

שק חול

שקית מלאה בחול; משמש כנשק או לבניית חומות או כנטל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sandbag'?

The primary meaning of 'sandbag' is 'a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sandbag' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sandbag' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sandbag' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sandbag' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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