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quarry quarry definition

quarry


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quarry 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quarry 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  quarry 
 
  1  sense  of  quarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  quarry 
  =>  dig,  delve,  cut  into  turn  over 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  quarry 
 
  1  sense  of  quarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  quarry 
  =>  exploit,  tap 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  quarry 
 
  quarry  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  quarry 
 
  Sense  1 
  quarry 
  =>  exploit,  tap 
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  Grep  of  noun  quarry 
  quarry 
  quarrying 
  quarryman 
 
  Overview  of  noun  quarry 
 
  The  noun  quarry  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  prey,  quarry,  target,  fair  game  --  (a  person  who  is  the  victim  of  ridicule  or  exploitation  by  some  hostile  person  or  influence;  "he  fell  prey  to  muggers";  "everyone  was  fair  game") 
  2.  pit,  quarry,  stone  pit  --  (a  surface  excavation  for  extracting  stone  or  slate:  "a  British  term  for  `quarry'  is  `stone  pit'") 
  3.  prey,  quarry  --  (animal  hunted  or  caught  for  food) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quarry 
 
  The  verb  quarry  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  quarry  --  (extract  (something  such  as  stones)  from  or  as  if  from  a  quarry;  "quarry  marble") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  quarry 
 
  The  noun  quarry  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  prey,  quarry,  target,  fair  game  --  (a  person  who  is  the  victim  of  ridicule  or  exploitation  by  some  hostile  person  or  influence;  "he  fell  prey  to  muggers";  "everyone  was  fair  game") 
  2.  pit,  quarry,  stone  pit  --  (a  surface  excavation  for  extracting  stone  or  slate:  "a  British  term  for  `quarry'  is  `stone  pit'") 
  3.  prey,  quarry  --  (animal  hunted  or  caught  for  food) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quarry 
 
  The  verb  quarry  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  quarry  --  (extract  (something  such  as  stones)  from  or  as  if  from  a  quarry;  "quarry  marble") 



quarry definition