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skewer

UK
/ˈskjuːə/
US
/ˈskjuːɚ/

Translations

skewernoun
skewers
pl
UK
/ˈskjuːə/
US
/ˈskjuːɚ/
He threaded the meat onto the skewer before placing it on the grill.
Он нанизал мясо на шампур, прежде чем положить его на гриль.
The chicken was roasted on a skewer over an open flame.
Курица была зажарена на вертеле над открытым огнем.
Additional translations
шпажка
шампурчик
Synonyms
rod
spit
shish kebab
prong
stick
skewerverb
skewered
Past Simple
skewered
Past Participle
skewering
Gerund
UK
/ˈskjuː.ə/
US
/ˈskjuː.ɚ/
The knight attempted to skewer the dragon with his lance.
Рыцарь попытался пронзать дракона своим копьем.
She decided to skewer the vegetables for the barbecue.
Она решила нанизывать овощи для барбекю.
Additional translations
протыкать
накалывать
Synonyms
pierce
stab
impale
puncture
transfix

Definitions

skewernoun
A long, thin piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking.
She threaded the chicken and vegetables onto a skewer before placing them on the grill.
In chess, a tactical situation in which an attacked more valuable piece must move, exposing a less valuable piece behind it to capture.
The bishop executed a skewer, forcing the queen to move and leaving the rook unprotected.
skewerverb
To pierce or hold together with a skewer or similar object.
She skewered the pieces of chicken and vegetables before placing them on the grill.
To criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively.
The comedian skewered the politician's policies during the stand-up routine.
In chess, to attack a more valuable piece so that it must move and reveals a less valuable piece behind it for capture.
He skewered the queen with his bishop and captured the rook on the next move.
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