English verb: sandbag |
1. | sandbag (social) treat harshly or unfairly |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | wrong |
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2. | sandbag (social) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means |
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| Samples | They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone.
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| Synonyms | dragoon, railroad |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze |
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3. | sandbag (contact) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag |
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| Synonyms | stun |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hit |
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4. | sandbag (communication) downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | misinform, mislead |
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| Entail | downplay, minimise, minimize, understate |
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5. | sandbag (change) protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up |
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| Samples | The residents sandbagged the beach front.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | strengthen |
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