sandwich - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sandwich' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sandwich

[ n.]

- Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.

2 . Sandwich

[ v. t.]

- To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.

Meaning of 'sandwich' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sandwich

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects

Example in sentence:

She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men

Nearby Words:

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Sandwich generation
Sandwich generation is the generation of adults who simultaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children.

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