boost vs sandbag

boost

verb
  • To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles. 

  • To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. 

  • To steal. 

  • To give a booster shot to. 

  • To amplify; to signal boost. 

  • To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start. 

noun
  • A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers. 

  • A coordinate transformation that changes velocity. 

  • A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb. 

  • Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance. 

sandbag

verb
  • To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage. 

  • To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious. 

  • To construct a barrier of sandbags around. 

  • To pretend to drink early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table". 

  • To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (card games) by pretending to have a weak hand. 

noun
  • A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel. 

  • An engraver's leather cushion, etc. 

  • A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel. 

  • A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively. 

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