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sandwich

Definition

  • noun: two pieces of bread with something (such as meat, peanut butter, etc.) between them
  • noun: two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
  • verb: to put (someone or something) in the space between two other things or people
  • verb: to make into or as if into a sandwich
  • usually used as '(be) sandwiched between'
  • synonyms: interlard, interpose

Examples

  • The little boy 'was sandwiched between' his brother and sister in the back seat of the van.

  • She lives in an old neighborhood 'sandwiched between' the river and the railroad tracks.

  • ('chiefly US') an ice-cream 'sandwich' [=two cookies with ice cream between them]

Movie quotes

  • (..) that are crazy dangerous. They can't be out on the streets. If one of them can cut Delmar's Bodega in half... - You know Delmar's? - Yeah, best sandwich in Queens. - Sub Haven's pretty good. - Eh, it's too much bread. - I like bread. - Come on, man, please. Stupid Interrogation Mode. (..)
    2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming