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Definition stone in British English

stone verb

[transitive] verb
/stəʊn/
1

to throw stones at something

Synonyms and related words
throw direct aim
1.1

to throw stones at someone, especially as a punishment

Example

She was stoned to death.

Synonyms and related words
beating the birch box someone’s ears
2

to remove the stone from inside a fruit

Synonyms and related words
bake beat blanch
Example

Stone me! Look at the time - I'll be late for work!

Definition stone in British English

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a rolling stone (phrase) be carrying (phrase) dry-stone wall (noun) foundation stone (noun) have a heart of stone (phrase) kill two birds with one stone (phrase) leave no stone unturned (phrase) like getting blood from a stone (phrase) not be tablets of stone (phrase) oolite (noun) paving stone (noun) precious stone (noun) pumice (noun) semi-precious (adjective) in stone (phrase) standing stone (noun) stepping-stone (noun) stone (noun) stone (verb) stone dead (adjective) stone-cold (adjective) stone-cold sober (phrase) the Bronze Age () the Ed Stone (noun) the philosopher’s stone (noun) the Rosetta Stone (noun) the Stone Age (noun) tip the scales at (phrase)