skewer

¹skew·er

noun \ˈskyü-ər, ˈskyu̇r\

Definition of SKEWER

1

: a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling

2

: any of various things shaped or used like a meat skewer

Origin of SKEWER

Middle English skeuier

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SKEWER

brewer, chewer, Dewar, doer, ewer, fewer, hewer, queuer, screwer, sewer, spewer, suer, viewer, wooer

²skewer

transitive verb

Definition of SKEWER

1

: to fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer

2

: to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively

Examples of SKEWER

1. <let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting>
2. <the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows>

First Known Use of SKEWER

1701

Related to SKEWER

Synonyms

gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, impale, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce

Related Words

spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice

Near Antonyms

applaud, approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), sanction