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boning

/ˈbəʊnɪŋ/

/ˈboʊnɪŋ/

Translations

boningnoun

bonings

костяк

The boning of the ship was visible after the storm.

Костяк корабля был виден после шторма.

обвалка

The butcher is skilled in boning meat.

Мясник искусен в обвалке мяса.

Synonyms

boninggerund / present participle

/ˈbəʊnɪŋ/

/ˈboʊnɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g., "boning knife".

Synonyms

reinforced-with-stays

supporting

filleting

deboning

boneverb

boning

Gerund

boned

Past Simple

boned

Past Participle

boning

Gerund

/bəʊn/

/boʊn/

Synonyms

to fish

to debone

to remove bones from

Definitions

boningnoun

The process of removing bones from meat or fish.

The chef demonstrated the boning of a chicken during the cooking class.

A strip of stiff material used to support or shape a garment, such as a corset.

The dressmaker added boning to the bodice to ensure it maintained its shape.

Slang. Sexual intercourse.

They were caught in the middle of some vigorous boning.

boninggerund / present participle

Designed for or involved in removing bones from meat or fish.

She reached for her boning knife to prepare the fillets.

boneverb

To remove the bones from (meat or fish).

The chef decided to bone the chicken before cooking it.

(chiefly in the phrasal verb "bone up") To study intensively, especially in preparation for an examination.

She had to bone up on her history notes before the big test.

(slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.

He bragged that he had boned three girls over the summer.