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sandbag /ˈsændˌbæg/  

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  • noun
    plural -bags
    [count] :a bag filled with sand and used as a weight or to build temporary walls, dams, etc.
    verb
    -bags; -bagged; -bagging
    [+ obj] :to put sandbags around, on, or in (something)
    They sandbagged (the area around) the house to protect it from the flood.
    [+ obj] chiefly US informal :to hit (someone) with a sandbag - usually used figuratively to describe treating or criticizing someone unfairly
    He would have won the election but he got sandbagged by the media.
    US informal :to hide your true abilities or purpose in order to deceive people, gain an advantage, etc. [no obj]
    He claimed he was playing badly because of an injury, but I think he was sandbagging. [+ obj]
    I think he was sandbagging us.