entsteinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
• stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

entsteinen is used for these senses in English:

• pit (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
• stone (transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

pit — full definition

1. noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
2. noun The hard stone found inside certain fruits, such as peaches or cherries.
3. verb To set two things or people in direct competition or opposition.
4. verb To remove the stone from a fruit.

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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