coning

Verb

cone (third-person singular simple present cones, present participle coning, simple past and past participle coned)

1. (transitive) To fashion into the shape of a cone.
2. (intransitive) To form a cone shape.
   • Under the old method the material coned at the bottom of the borehole and as a result it would not go under houses and buildings.1971, United States. Congress. House Appropriations, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1972 (part 3, page 69)
3. (frequently followed by "off") To segregate or delineate an area using traffic cones.
   • The area occupied by the works should be coned off and the usual advance warning signs should be provided on all approaches2006, Great Britain: Department for Transport, “D5 Single Carriageway Roads”, in Traffic Signs Manual, Part 1, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, paragraph D5.12.3, page 140
4. (transitive) To place a traffic cone on (a statue, etc.) as a prank.

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