skewer

²skewer

verb

Definition of SKEWER

transitive verb

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

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