Sandwich (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make into a sandwich.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- She carefully sandwiched sliced ham between two pieces of whole wheat bread.
- A layer of rich chocolate was sandwiched between two crunchy wafers in the cookie.
- The librarian sandwiched a note between two books on the shelf to remind her of the location.
- The artist's designs were sandwiched between protective layers of transparent plastic sheets.
- Between layers of puff pastry, a generous helping of savory meat was sandwiched and then baked until golden.
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Meaning 2
Insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The books on the shelf were tightly sandwiched between two heavy dictionaries to keep them from falling over.
- As the bus got more crowded, I found myself sandwiched between a tall, sweaty man and a loud teenager.
- She got stuck in the crowded elevator and was sandwiched between her coworkers.
- During rush hour, the small car was sandwiched between two large trucks on the highway.
- The small island was sandwiched between the mainland and another island, separated by narrow straits.