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boning out

boning out is the present participle and gerund of bone out.

Meaning of bone out

Verb

bone out (third-person singular simple present bones out, present participle boning out, simple past and past participle boned out)

  1. (US, intransitive, slang) To leave; to run away.

Questions about boning out

What is boning out the present participle and gerund of?
Boning out is the present participle and gerund of bone out.

Words near boning out in the dictionary

  1. boninesses
  2. boning
  3. boning down
  4. boning knife
  5. boning knives
  6. boning out
  7. boning rod
  8. boning rods
  9. boning up
  10. bonings
  11. Bonini

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