Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stoning

1 sense of stoning

Sense 1
stoning, lapidation -- (the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death))
       => corporal punishment -- (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stone

2 senses of stone

Sense 1
stone, lapidate -- (kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 2
pit, stone -- (remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")