"boned" in the verb sense
1. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
study intensively, as before an exam
"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
2. bone, debone
remove the bones from
"bone the turkey before roasting it"
"boned" in the adjective sense
1. boned, deboned
having had the bones removed
"a boneless rib roast"
"a boned (or deboned) fish"
2. boned
having bones as specified
"his lanky long-boned body"
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