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SKEWER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: skewer   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skewer" is a kind of...):

pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skewer"):

spit (a skewer for holding meat over a fire)

Derivation:

skewer (drive a skewer through)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drive a skewer through

Example:

skewer the meat for the BBQ

Synonyms:

skewer; spit

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "skewer" is one way to...):

pin (pierce with a pin)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

skewer (a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted)

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