stone
/stoʊ̯n/ verb C2- To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones. · stoned to death· She got stoned to death after they found her.
- To wall or wall up with stones.
- To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
- To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
- Especially of cannabis or narcotics: To intoxicate. (Usually in passive)
- To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
- To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities. · Before they did the setup on the machining center, they stoned the table to knock down any nicked burrs.
He/she/it stones · Past stoned · Past participle stoned · -ing form stoning
Verb forms
- Base form
- stone
- He/she/it
- stones
- Past
- stoned
- Past participle
- stoned
- -ing form
- stoning
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It was familiar ground to me, and I needed no guiding as we ascended the bleak stone staircase and made our way down the long corridor with its vista of whitewashed wall and dun-coloured doors.
Water now is turned to stone
The stone, with the white and the yellow and grey,
On the other side of this hedge, concealed from the eyes of anyone approaching from the direction of the house, there was a stone seat.
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