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quar·ry 1
(kwôr′ē, kwŏr′ē)n. pl. quar·ries
1.
a. A hunted animal; prey.
b. Hunted animals considered as a group; game.
2. An object of pursuit: The police lost their quarry in the crowd.
[Middle English querre, entrails of a deer given to hounds as a reward, from Old French cuiriee, alteration (influenced by cuir, skin) of coree, from Vulgar Latin *corāta, viscera, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
quar·ry 2
(kwôr′ē, kwŏr′ē)n. pl. quar·ries
1. An open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting.
2. A rich or productive source: found the book an indispensable quarry of information.
tr.v. quar·ried, quar·ry·ing, quar·ries
1. To obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting.
2. To extract (facts, for example) by long, careful searching: finally quarried out the genealogy from hundreds of sources.
3. To use (land) as a quarry.
[Middle English quarey, from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia, alteration of Old French quarriere, from *quarre, cut stone, from Latin quadrum, square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
quar′ri·er n.
quar·ry 3
(kwôr′ē, kwŏr′ē)n. pl. quar·ries
1. A square or diamond shape.
2. A pane of glass having this shape.
[Variant of quarrel.]
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quarry
(ˈkwɒrɪ)n, pl -ries
1. (Mining & Quarrying) an open surface excavation for the extraction of building stone, slate, marble, etc, by drilling, blasting, or cutting
2. a copious source of something, esp information
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
3. (Mining & Quarrying) to extract (stone, slate, etc) from or as if from a quarry
4. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) to excavate a quarry in
5. to obtain (something, esp information) diligently and laboriously: he was quarrying away in the reference library.
[C15: from Old French quarriere, from quarre (unattested) square-shaped stone, from Latin quadrāre to make square]
quarry
(ˈkwɒrɪ)n, pl -ries
1. an animal, bird, or fish that is hunted, esp by other animals; prey
2. anything pursued or hunted
[C14 quirre entrails offered to the hounds, from Old French cuirée what is placed on the hide, from cuir hide, from Latin corium leather; probably also influenced by Old French coree entrails, from Latin cor heart]
quarry
(ˈkwɒrɪ)n, pl -ries
1. a square or diamond shape
2. something having this shape
3. (Building) another word for quarrel2
[C16: from Old French quarré; see quarrel2]
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quar•ry1
(ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i)n., pl. -ries, n.
1. an excavation or pit, usu. open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
2. an abundant source or supply.
v.t. 3. to obtain from or as if from a quarry.
4. to make a quarry in.
[1375–1425; Middle English quarey (n.) < Old French quarriere < Vulgar Latin *quadrāria place where stone is squared]
quar•ry2
(ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i)n., pl. -ries.
1. an animal or bird hunted or pursued.
2. game, esp. game hunted with hounds or hawks.
3. any object of search, pursuit, or attack.
[1275–1325; Middle English querre < Old French cuiree, derivative of cuir skin, hide < Latin corium]
quar•ry3
(ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i)n., pl. -ries.
1. a square stone or tile.
[1545–55; n. use of obsolete quarry (adj.) square < Old French quarre < Latin quadrātus quadrate]
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Quarry
a heap of deer killed at a hunt, 1400; a heap of dead men, 1589.Examples: quarry of the dead, 1603; quarry of piled vanities, 1633.
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quarry
Past participle: quarried
Gerund: quarrying
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| Noun | 1. |  quarry - 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"victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance |
| 2. |  quarry - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating gravel pit - a quarry for gravel | |
| 3. | quarry - animal hunted or caught for food | |
| Verb | 1. | quarry - extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble" quarrying - the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry |
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quarry
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quarry
1 [ˈkwɒrɪ] N (Hunting) → presa f (fig) → presa f, víctima fquarry
2 [ˈkwɒrɪ]A. N (= mine) → cantera f
C. VI → explotar una cantera, extraer piedra de una cantera
to quarry for marble → abrir una cantera en busca de mármol
to quarry for marble → abrir una cantera en busca de mármol
D. CPD quarry tile N → baldosa f (no vidriada)
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quarry1
(ˈkwori) – plural ˈquarries – noun a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc. cantera
verbquarry2
(ˈkwori) – plural ˈquarries – noun1. a hunted animal or bird. caza
2. someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for. caza
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