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quarry

/ quarry /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
"quarry marble"
Type of:
exploit tap
Derived:
pit stone pit quarryman quarrier quarrying
Entails:
dig delve cut into
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
quarrying
noun Sense 2
animal hunted or caught for food
Type of:
animal animate being beast
Derived:
raven prey predate
noun Sense 3
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
"a British term for `quarry'' is `stone pit''"
Type of:
excavation hole in the ground
Kinds of:
chalkpit chalk pit gravel pit trou-de-loup
noun Sense 4
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
"he fell prey to muggers"
"everyone was fair game"
"the target of a manhunt"
Type of:
victim
Derived:
target aim place direct point
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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exploit tap animal animate being beast excavation hole in the ground chalkpit chalk pit gravel pit trou-de-loup victim