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Definition of skewer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skewer

verb
 
/ˈskjuːə(r)/
 
/ˈskjuːər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they skewer
 
/ˈskjuːə(r)/
 
/ˈskjuːər/
he / she / it skewers
 
/ˈskjuːəz/
 
/ˈskjuːərz/
past simple skewered
 
/ˈskjuːəd/
 
/ˈskjuːərd/
past participle skewered
 
/ˈskjuːəd/
 
/ˈskjuːərd/
-ing form skewering
 
/ˈskjuːərɪŋ/
 
/ˈskjuːərɪŋ/
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  1. skewer something to push a skewer or other thin pointed object through something
    • Skewer the meat and vegetables.
    • The murderer had skewered him to the floor.
    Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
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