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skewered

/ˈskjuː.əd/

/ˈskjuː.ɚd/

skeweredpast participle

/ˈskjuːəd/

/ˈskjuːərd/

More precise classification: past-participle adjective derived from the verb "skewer"; normally not gradable.

Translations

нанизанный

The skewered vegetables were grilled to perfection.

Нанизанные овощи были идеально приготовлены на гриле.

Definitions

Pierced or impaled with a skewer or similar object.

The skewered vegetables were grilled to perfection.

skewerverb

skewered

Past Simple

skewered

Past Simple

skewered

Past Participle

skewering

Gerund

/ˈskjuː.ə/

/ˈskjuː.ɚ/

Translations

нанизывать

She decided to skewer the vegetables for the barbecue.

Она решила нанизывать овощи для барбекю.

пронзать

The knight attempted to skewer the dragon with his lance.

Рыцарь попытался пронзать дракона своим копьем.

Additional translations

протыкать

накалывать

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

skewernoun

Definitions

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.