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stoned

SaySTOHND/stoʊnd/UK/stəʊnd/

6 meanings of stoned

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  1. 1
    adjectiveslang
    Feeling the effects of cannabis or another drug.

    Like feeling slow, dreamy, and out of it after taking a drug.

    He was completely stoned by the end of the party.

    They got stoned and laughed at cartoons all afternoon.

    Similarhigh, baked, blazed, fried, geeked

    Oppositesober, straight

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of stone. Use it for throwing stones at someone or something in the past.

    The angry crowd stoned the thief in the market.

    Long ago, people stoned wrongdoers as punishment.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    With the hard inner seed or pit taken out, as a fruit.

    Like a cherry with the hard middle popped out before you eat it.

    She bought a jar of stoned olives for the salad.

    The recipe calls for a cup of stoned cherries.

    Similarpitted

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Having stones inside it, or mixed in with it.

    The garden's stoned ground needed sifting before planting.

    They struggled to plow the stoned field all morning.

    Similarstony, rocky, pebbly, gravelly

  5. 5
    adjectiveslang
    Filled with strong feeling, like love, instead of drugs or drink.

    Like feeling dizzy with happiness, the way new love can make you giddy.

    She was completely stoned on love that whole summer.

    The fans left the show stoned on pure excitement.

    Similarhigh, drunk, intoxicated, giddy, euphoric

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  1. 6
    adjectivearchaic
    Very drunk from alcohol.

    By midnight half the wedding guests were thoroughly stoned.

    He stumbled home stoned after a long night at the tavern.

    Similarwasted, blasted, besotted, blotto, blitzed

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stoned is a form of stone

stone, verb: To throw stones at someone or something, often to hurt or kill. Full entry

Forms
stonestones he/she/itstoning -ing formstoned past tense, past participle
Spelling
stone → stoned: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

This is the past form of the word "stone," made by adding "-ed."