(of meat or fish) having had the bones removed before being sold, cooked, or served

boned turkey with cranberry stuffing

(of a person) having bones of the specified type

she was fine-boned and boyishly slim

(of a garment) stiffened with strips of plastic or whalebone to give shape to the wearer's figure or the garment

the dress has a boned bodice

remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking, serving, or selling

ask your butcher to bone the turkey for you

study (a subject) intensively, typically in preparation for something

she boned up on languages she had learned long ago

have sex with (someone)