to skewer
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈskjuːər/
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ensartar
- In the marsh, one great egret, glowing like white fire in the spring sun, skewers an invertebrate with its bill.
Examples
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Oh, and that's how you skewer a balloon.
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So we take our branches and like a bamboo skewer, you just skewer the three items on the end here.
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OK, well, we're going to skewer three of these to make our little snowman.
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From the grills serving skewered beef hearts, smoke issued in thick puffs.
Fiction book (1995) -
You then soak it in lemon juice... ...and leave it a while to marinate the flesh... ...before you skewer it on a stick... ...and roast it over the fire for about an hour.
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To prepare the kebabs, you need to skewer the marinated meat and vegetables onto sticks.
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She used a long metal stick to skewer the pieces of fish for grilling.
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Before roasting the mushrooms over the fire, make sure to skewer them securely.
Synonyms
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1.0
To attach something to a surface or push it into with a point
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1.0
To fasten something with a small pointed object
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7.4
To put meat on a long rod to cook over a fire
Compounds
- Archaic
A thin pointed stick that holds decorations on a hat or holds food together while cooking
How Piercing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skewer as a verb means 'to pierce' or 'to fasten' with a pointed stick. It comes from the same idea of a small spear going through food, which is why cooks 'skewer' meat and vegetables before grilling.