Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stone \Stone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Stoning}.] [From {Stone}, n.: cf. AS. st?nan, Goth.
   stainjan.]
   1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones.

            And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and
            saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. --Acts vii.
                                                  59.

   2. To make like stone; to harden.

            O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart. --Shak.

   3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to
      stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins.

   4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with
      stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar.

   5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.

Source : WordNet®

stoning
     n : pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones
         at the victim (even unto death) [syn: {lapidation}]