English noun: sandwich | |||
1. | sandwich (food) two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them | ||
Broader (hypernym) | snack food | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, beefburger, BLT, bomber, burger, butty, chicken sandwich, club sandwich, Cuban sandwich, grinder, gyro, ham sandwich, hamburger, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, hot dog, hotdog, Italian sandwich, open sandwich, open-face sandwich, poor boy, red hot, Reuben, Sloppy Joe, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, three-decker, torpedo, triple-decker, tunaburger, wedge, western, western sandwich, wrap, zep | ||
Part holonym | bread, breadstuff, staff of life | ||
Part meronym | meal, repast | ||
English verb: sandwich | |||
1. | sandwich (creation) make into a sandwich | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare | ||
2. | sandwich (contact) insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects | ||
Samples | She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enter, infix, insert, introduce | ||