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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death);
[syn: stoning, lapidation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stone \Stone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoning.] [From Stone, n.: cf. AS. st?nan, Goth. stainjan.] 1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones. [1913 Webster] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. --Acts vii. 59. [1913 Webster] 2. To make like stone; to harden. [1913 Webster] O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins. [1913 Webster] 4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar. [1913 Webster] 5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stoning n 1: the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) [syn: stoning, lapidation]