Main Entry:

²stone

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

stoned; ston·ing

Date:

13th century

1: to hurl stones at ; especially : to kill by pelting with stones2archaic : to make hard or insensitive to feeling3: to face, pave, or fortify with stones4: to remove the stones or seeds of (a fruit)5 a: to rub, scour, or polish with a stone b: to sharpen with a whetstone

— ston·er noun