Stone (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Stone the plums carefully before using them in the recipe.
- She spent hours stoning cherries to make a delicious pie.
- Stone the dates to add them safely to the salad.
- Before cooking the apricots, stone them to avoid any bitterness.
- The chef took the time to stone the olives before slicing them.
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Meaning 2
Kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The angry crowd gathered to stone the accused thief as punishment for their crime.
- In ancient times, adulterers were often stoned to death for their transgressions.
- The public outcry was so fierce that people threatened to stone the politician who was accused of corruption.
- A group of townsfolk gathered to stone the supposed witch, believing her to be possessed by evil spirits.
- The outraged villagers wanted to stone the man who had repeatedly stolen from them.