1. a long thin pointed piece of metal or wood used for holding pieces of food together while cooking

1. to pierce or fasten with a skewer
2. to criticize harshly or attack verbally
Usage: informal

Examples

• She threaded the vegetables onto a wooden skewer.
• The chef used metal skewers for the kebabs.
• Skewer the chicken pieces before grilling them.
• He skewered the meat and vegetables alternately.
• The critic skewered the movie in his review.
• The politician was skewered by the press for his comments.
• Thread the shrimp onto skewers with bell peppers.
• The satirist skewered the mayor’s policies in his column.