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stenigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lapidate verb To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
  • stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

stenigen is used for these senses in English:

  • lapidate (transitive, legal) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
  • stone (transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

lapidate — full definition

  1. verb To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
  2. verb To hurl insults at.

stone — full definition

  1. noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
  2. noun A precious gem, especially a diamond or other jewel.
  3. noun A British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds, mainly used for a person's body weight.
  4. noun The hard pit at the center of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
  5. verb To throw stones at someone or something, especially as punishment.

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