The striking of a person with a sandbag or other heavy object. / Hiding the strength, skill or difficulty of something or someone early in an engagement.

present participle of sandbag

plural of sandbagging

simple past tense and past participle of sandbag

A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel. / A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.

(transitive) To construct a barrier of sandbags around. / (transitive) To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.

plural of sandbag