stoned

[ stohnd ]

/ stoʊnd /

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adjective Slang.

intoxicated or dazed from drugs; high (sometimes followed by out): to be stoned out on pot.

drunk.

Origin of stoned

1475–85 for sense “pelted with stones”; 1950–55 for current senses; stone + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM stoned

un·stoned, adjective

Words nearby stoned

stonecat, stonechat, stonecrop, stonecrop family, stonecutter, stoned, stoneface, stonefish, stonefly, stoneground, stoneham

Definition for stoned (2 of 2)

stone

[ stohn ]

/ stoʊn /

noun, plural stones for 1–5, 7–19, stone for 6.

the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.

a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate.

a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose: paving stone; building stone.

a small piece of rock, as a pebble.

precious stone.

Chiefly British. one of various units of weight, especially the British unit equivalent to 14 pounds (6.4 kg).

something resembling a small piece of rock in size, shape, or hardness.

any small, hard seed, as of a date; pit.

Botany. the hard endocarp of a drupe, as of a peach.

Pathology.

a calculous concretion in the body, as in the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder.
a disease arising from such a concretion.

a gravestone or tombstone.

a grindstone.

a millstone.

a hailstone.

Building Trades. any of various artificial materials imitating cut stone or rubble.

Printing. a table with a smooth surface, formerly made of stone, on which page forms are composed.

(in lithography) any surface on which an artist draws or etches a picture or design from which a lithograph is made.

a playing piece in the game of dominoes, checkers, or backgammon.

Usually stones. testes.

adjective

made of or pertaining to stone.

made of stoneware: a stone mug or bottle.

stonelike; stony; obdurate: a stone killer; stone strength.

adverb

completely; totally (usually used in combination): stone cold.

verb (used with object), stoned, ston·ing.

to throw stones at; drive by pelting with stones.

to put to death by pelting with stones.

to provide, fit, pave, line, face or fortify with stones.

to rub (something) with or on a stone, as to sharpen, polish, or smooth.

to remove stones from, as fruit.

Obsolete. to make insensitive or unfeeling.

Origin of stone

before 900; (noun) Middle English stan, sto(o)n, Old English stān; cognate with Dutch steen, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains; akin to Greek stī́a pebble, Latin stīria icicle; (v.) Middle English stanen, stonen, derivative of the noun; (adj. and adv.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM stone

ston·a·ble, stone·a·ble, adjective stone·less, adjective stone·less·ness, noun stone·like, adjective

un·ston·a·ble, adjective un·stone·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stone

boulder cobblestone granule pebble rock stone

Example sentences from the Web for stoned

Can Congress Get Stoned Now That D.C. Has Legalized Marijuana?

7 Must-Read Stories About A Belgian Prince, Weed in Congress and NSA Profiteering: The Best of The Beast |William Boot |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Assuming that members of Congress who live in D.C. are adults, they, too, will be permitted to get stoned at their leisure.

Can Congress Get Stoned Now That D.C. Has Legalized Marijuana? |Abby Haglage |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
True, Sean Hannity recently convened a town-hall-like panel to discuss what his Fox News show called “STONED AMERICA.”

Rubio’s Wrong on Recreational Pot |James Poulos |May 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Workaholics has been on the air since 2011 and continues to produce stories about highly functional, stoned people.

‘Silicon Valley’ and the Return of Stoner Television |Rich Goldstein |April 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Sounds to me like Pew conducted its survey by flagging down cars full of stoned teenagers and asking nosy questions.

P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks |P. J. O’Rourke |April 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When Stephen was stoned, the witnesses had laid "their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul."

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Abolition orators were stoned in the street and hissed from the platform.

History of the United States |Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
When they had done their work, they were stoned away from the house.

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Why, he stoned Fred and me to-day, and stoned the horse, and made him run away and break the chaise all to pieces.

The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army |Oliver Optic
Usually the culprit was dragged ignominiously through the streets and then hanged; sometimes he was stoned to death.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 |Hubert Howe Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for stoned (1 of 3)

stoned

/ (stəʊnd) /

adjective

slang under the influence of drugs or alcohol

British Dictionary definitions for stoned (2 of 3)

Stone

/ (stəʊn) /

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for stoned (3 of 3)

stone

/ (stəʊn) /

noun

the hard compact nonmetallic material of which rocks are made Related adjective: lithic

a small lump of rock; pebble

jewellery short for gemstone

a piece of rock designed or shaped for some particular purpose
(in combination)gravestone; millstone

something that resembles a stone
(in combination)hailstone

the woody central part of such fruits as the peach and plum, that contains the seed; endocarp

any similar hard part of a fruit, such as the stony seed of a date

plural stone British a unit of weight, used esp to express human body weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.350 kilograms

Also called: granite the rounded heavy mass of granite or iron used in the game of curling

pathol a nontechnical name for calculus

printing a table with a very flat iron or stone surface upon which hot-metal pages are composed into formes; imposition table

rare (in certain games) a piece or man

any of various dull grey colours
(as adjective)stone paint

(modifier) relating to or made of stone a stone house

(modifier) made of stoneware a stone jar

cast a stone at cast aspersions upon

heart of stone an obdurate or unemotional nature

leave no stone unturned to do everything possible to achieve an end

adverb

(in combination) completely stone-cold; stone-dead

verb (tr)

to throw stones at, esp to kill

to remove the stones from

to furnish or provide with stones

stone the crows British and Australian slang an expression of surprise, dismay, etc

Derived forms of stone

stonable or stoneable, adjective stoneless, adjective stonelessness, noun stonelike, adjective

Word Origin for stone

Old English stān; related to Old Saxon stēn, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains, Greek stion pebble

Medical definitions for stoned

stone

[ stōn ]

n.

calculus

Scientific definitions for stoned

stone

[ stōn ]

Rock, especially when used in construction.

The hard, woody inner layer (the endocarp) of a drupe such as a cherry or peach. Not in scientific use.

See calculus.

Idioms and Phrases with stoned

stone

In addition to the idioms beginning with stone

stone cold
stone deaf

also see:

cast in stone
cast the first stone
flat (stone) broke
heart of stone
leave no stone unturned
rolling stone gathers no moss
run into a stone wall

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Definition for stoned (2 of 2)

noun, plural stones for 1–5, 7–19, stone for 6.

adjective

adverb

verb (used with object), stoned, ston·ing.

Origin of stone

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stoned

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Definition for stoned (2 of 2)

noun, plural stones for 1–5, 7–19, stone for 6.

adjective

adverb

verb (used with object), stoned, ston·ing.

Origin of stone

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