skewer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskjuːə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskjuːər/

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• Hyphenation: skew‧er

Noun

Singular skewer

Plural skewers

1. (countable) A skewer is a long piece of wood or metal used to hold pieces of food, typically meat, while cooking.

   He used a skewer to put pieces of meat together for his kebab.

Verb

Plain form skewer

Third-person singular skewers

Past tense skewered

Past participle skewered

Present participle skewering

1. If someone skewers pieces of food, they pierce them through a skewer.

   He skewered pieces of meat to make his kebab.

2. (informal) If you skewer someone, you criticize them strongly, often in a humorous way.