nnoun.actthe act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)Synset:lapidation
Derivationally Related Form:lapidatestone
Hypernyms:corporal punishment
Inherited Hypernyms:stoningcorporal punishmentpunishmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stoningcorporal punishmentpunishmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactkill by throwing stones atSynset:lapidate stone
Examples:- People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
Derivationally Related Form:stoningstonerlapidationlapidatorstone
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:stonekill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: lapidate, stone)
vverb.changeremove the pits fromSynset:pit stone
Derivationally Related Form:pitstone
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:pitremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something