SANDWICH

sandwich

(noun) two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

sandwich

(verb) insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; “She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men”

sandwich

(verb) make into a sandwich

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).

Noun

sandwich (plural sandwiches or sandwichs)

A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food.

(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.

(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.

Usage notes

• In Ireland and the UK, sandwich often presupposes sliced bread, in which case similar foods made with other types of bread are called "filled roll", "filled bap", etc.

Synonyms

• See sandwich

Hyponyms

• (closed, ground beef, on a bun): hamburger, burger

• (closed, other meats, on a bun): -burger, hot dog

• (closed, ground beef, on bread): patty melt

Verb

sandwich (third-person singular simple present sandwiches, present participle sandwiching, simple past and past participle sandwiched)

To place one item between two other, usually flat, items

(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.

Adjective

sandwich (not comparable)

(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.

Usage notes

• The adjective sense is used primarily by restaurants specializing in barbecue, and does not imply that the meal includes an actual sandwich.

Etymology

Proper noun

Sandwich

A town in Kent in southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports.

An English habitational surname originating from this town.

One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname

A city in DeKalb County and Kendall County, Illinois.

A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

Source: Wiktionary

Sand"wich, n. Etym: [Named from the Earl of Sandwich.]

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

Sand"wich, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sandwiched; p. pr. & vb. n. Sandwiching.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition