skewer

Meaning

Noun

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.

Verb

1. To impale on a skewer.
2. To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
3. (figuratively) To severely mock or discredit.

Adj

comparative form of skew: more skew

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Synonyms

spit

impale

stab

brochette

pierce

pin

prick

stick

attach

pierce through

poker

prickle

put

quill

rivet

skiver

spear

spike

sprig

stylus

sword

tack

thread

🧵

thrust

toothpick

treenail

peg out

roasting jack

trenail

pointed stick

souvlaki

fasten with nails

cook

🧑‍🍳

gore

jab

kebab

🥙

lance

nail

peg

pen

🖊️

penetrate

Translations

Spieß

espeto

brochette

broche

σούβλα

Bratspieß

embrocher

şiş

spiedo

brocheta

ast

σουβλίζω

broqueta

spies

σουβλάκι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskjuː.ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: skeuier

Cognate with Middle English: *skever

Cognate with English: skiver

Cognate with Icelandic: skífa

Cognate with Norwegian: skive

Cognate with Swedish: skiva

Cognate with Swedish: skifer

In summary

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”).