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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

  • (..) Non-lethal Deal. Deal? What'd you say? - Deal. The mechanic Tony You know what keeps going through my head? Where's my sandwich? Stark Secure Server - Retinal scan verified. Pepper, it's me. I've got a lot of apologies to make and not a lot of time, so first off (..)
    2013 Iron Man 3
  • (..) Which happens, dads leave. No need to be a pussy about it. Here's what I need: a laptop, a digital watch, a cell phone, The pneumatic actuator from your bazooka over there, a map of town, a big spring, and a tunafish sandwich. What's in it for me? - Salvation. What's his name? Who? (..)
    2013 Iron Man 3