n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: boned ; bon · ing
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to remove the bones from < bone a fish>
2 : to provide (a garment) with stays
3 : to rub (as a boot or baseball bat) with something hard (as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface
intransitive verb : to study hard : GRIND < bone through medical school>