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# sandwich

noun (sandwich, sandwiches); verb (sandwich, sandwiches, sandwiched, sandwiching)

«sandwich» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sandwich is two slices of bread with food such as cheese, ham or jam between them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#m1)
2. To be sandwiched is to be squeezed between two things or people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#m2)

### In the lessons

a food item made, bought or counted; may use 2 slices of bread each; in everyday life: a packed lunch, a picnic, a sandwich shop; in health: wash your hands before making food; phrases: «a cheese sandwich», «sandwiched between»; history: named after the Earl of Sandwich

### Examples

- Mum made 12 sandwiches for the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x1)
- Each sandwich uses 2 slices of bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x2)
- A sandwich costs 4 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x3)
- They ate 3 sandwiches each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x4)
- I have a cheese and tomato sandwich in my lunch box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x5)
- She cut her sandwich into triangles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x6)
- The small car was sandwiched between two lorries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x7)
- The sandwich is named after the Earl of Sandwich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x8)
- I have a sandwich in my hand.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/#x9)

### Note

A counted item; «2 slices per sandwich» is a rate (12 sandwiches → 24 slices). Trap: cutting a sandwich in half makes 2 pieces, but it is still 1 sandwich. Plural: sandwiches.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sandwich» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sandwich/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sandwich» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sandwich.html) on Mova free.