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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

  • (..) Think about that. You do love your symbols. Speaking of which, you're probably wondering... why you're sitting here eating a bad cheese sandwich... and drinking orange juice with a guy in a Rik Smits jersey. It actually has crossed my mind. (CHUCKLES) Well, Hazel Grace, (..)
    2014 The Fault in Our Stars
  • (..) Jeep Van Lieshout. He sounds quite Dutch. And he is. Much like Rik Smits. And tulips. Sandwich? Let me guess. Dutch cheese and tomato. Sorry, the tomatoes are Mexican. (LAUGHS) How dare you! (..)
    2014 The Fault in Our Stars