sandbagging Meaning & Definition
What Does Sandbagging Mean?
Sandbagging is used as a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sandbag. As a noun, it means The act or process of filling and laying sandbags, such as before a storm in anticipation of flooding.
Sandbagging Definition (Verb)
- present participle and gerund of sandbag
Sandbagging as a Noun
- The act or process of filling and laying sandbags, such as before a storm in anticipation of flooding.
- The striking of a person with a sandbag or other heavy object.
- Hiding the full strength, skill, or difficulty of something or someone early in an engagement, in order to gain an advantage.
- The act of bringing a claim for breach of a covenant or misrepresentation even though the person bringing the claim knew about the issue before closing the transaction and did it anyway.
- Serving premade food, such as precooked appetizers that need only reheating.
Verb
- To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.
- To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
Synonyms of Sandbagging
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Sandbagging synonyms and antonyms →Sandbagging in a Sentence
We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.
Word Forms & Grammar
sandbagging
sandbagging (countable and uncountable, plural sandbaggings)