Sandbag

sand·bag
[  sand -bag ]   Show IPA   noun,   verb,  sand·bagged,  sand·bag·ging.  noun 1. a bag filled with sand, used in  fortification,  as ballast, etc.2. such a bag used as a weapon.verb (used with object) 3. to furnish with sandbags.4. to hit or stun with a sandbag.5. Informal. <span class="dnindex" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(123,123,123);display:block;float:left;width:28px;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);cursor:default;">a. to  set upon violently; attack from or as if from  ambush. <span class="dnindex" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(123,123,123);display:block;float:left;width:28px;">b. to  coerce  or intimidate, as by threats: <span class="ital-inline" style="display:inline;font-style:italic;font-family:Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The election committee was sandbagged into nominating theofficers  for   a   second  term. <span class="dnindex" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(123,123,123);display:block;float:left;width:28px;">c. to thwart or  cause  to fail or be rejected,  especially  surreptitiously or without warning: <span class="ital-inline" style="display:inline;font-style:italic;font-family:Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hesandbagged our  proposal  by snide remarks to the  boss. <span class="dnindex" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(123,123,123);display:block;float:left;width:28px;">6. <span class="ital-inline" style="display:inline;font-style:italic;font-family:Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Poker. to deceive (one or more  opponents)  into  remaining  in the pot by refraining from betting on astrong hand, then raising the bet in a later  round.