sandbag vs stymie

sandbag

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

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

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. 

stymie

verb
  • To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. 

  • To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie. 

noun
  • A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952). 

  • An obstacle or obstruction. 

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