Main Entry:

²bone

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

boned; bon·ing

Date:

15th century

transitive verb 1 : to remove the bones from <bone a fish> 2 : to provide (a garment) with stays 3 : to rub (as a boot or baseball bat) with something hard (as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface intransitive verb : to study hard : grind <bone through medical school>