To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
To fertilize with bone.
To put whalebone into.
to bone stays
To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.
boning rod
(usually of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.
(in Aboriginal culture) To perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.
(usually with "up") To study.
bone up
To polish boots to a shiny finish.
To apprehend, steal.
To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.
(in combination) Having some specific type of bone.
Of computer-generated animations: based on models with simulated bones or joints.
Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
Broken.
Of meat or fish, having had the bones removed before cooking.
Of a garment such as a corset or basque, fitted with bones.
Having the legs straightened during a trick