26984 words

stoning

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
present participle of
2
to throw stones at something or someone:

Examples:

Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars.
3
to kill someone as a punishment by throwing stones at them:

Examples:

The crowd dragged him away and stoned him to death.
4
to remove the stone from a fruit:

Examples:

Could you stone the cherries for me?

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