skewer

Betekenis

1. A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
2. Food served on a skewer.
3. A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈskjuː.ə/

Etymologie

From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).

Cognate met Engels

skiver

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skew

1. To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
2. To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
3. To bias or distort in a particular direction.
4. To hurl or throw.
5. To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
6. To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
7. To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.