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Noun
S:
(n)
skewer
(a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted)
Verb
S:
(v)
skewer
,
spit
(drive a skewer through)
"skewer the meat for the BBQ"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
pin
(pierce with a pin)
"pin down the butterfly"
S:
(v)
transfix
,
impale
,
empale
,
spike
(pierce with a sharp stake or point)
"impale a shrimp on a skewer"
S:
(v)
pierce
,
thrust
(penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)
S:
(v)
penetrate
,
perforate
(pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)
"The bullet penetrated her chest"
S:
(v)
enter
,
come in
,
get into
,
get in
,
go into
,
go in
,
move into
(to come or go into)
"the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
derivationally related form
sentence frame