quarry (redirected from Quarry and Quarrying)

quar·ry ¹  (kwôr, kwr)

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.

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[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 *corta, viscera, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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quar·ry ²  (kwôr, kwr)

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.

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[Middle English quarey, from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia, alteration of Old French quarriere, from *quarre, cut stone, from Latin quadrum, square; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quarri·er n.

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quar·ry ³  (kwôr, kwr)

n. pl. quar·ries

1. A square or diamond shape.

2. A pane of glass having this shape.

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[Variant of quarrel.]

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quarry¹

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, -ried

1. (Mining & Quarrying) to extract (stone, slate, etc.) from or as if from a quarry

2. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) to excavate a quarry in

3. to obtain (something, esp information) diligently and laboriously he was quarrying away in the reference library

[from Old French quarriere, from quarre (unattested) square-shaped stone, from Latin quadrāre to make square]

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quarry²

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]

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quarry³

n pl -ries

1. a square or diamond shape

2. something having this shape

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) another word for quarrel²

[from Old French quarré; see quarrel²]

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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.

Thesaurus

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" fair game, prey, target 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'" stone pit, pit chalk pit, chalkpit - a quarry for chalk excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating gravel pit - a quarry for gravel
	3.	quarry - animal hunted or caught for food prey animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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 exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

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quarry

noun

prey, victim, game, goal, aim, prize, objective As a journalist he stuck to his quarry like a lamprey.

verb

excavate, mine, dig up, dig out The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.

Translations

quarry¹ [ˈkwɒrɪ] N (Hunting) → presa f (fig) → presa f, víctima f

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quarry² [ˈkwɒrɪ]

A. N (= mine) → cantera f

B. VT → sacar, extraer

C. VI → explotar una cantera, extraer piedra de una cantera
to quarry for marble → abrir una cantera en busca de mármol

D. CPD quarry tile N → baldosa f (no vidriada)

quarry out VT + ADV → sacar, extraer

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quarry [ˈkwɒri]

n

(for stone) → carrière f
a limestone quarry → une carrière de calcaire

[animal, bird] → proie f; [hunter] → gibier m

(= person being pursued) → proie f

vt [+ marble, limestone] → extraire

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quarry¹

n

→ Steinbruch m; sandstone/slate etc quarry → Sandstein-/Schieferbruch etc

(fig) → Fundgrube f

vt → brechen, hauen

vi → Steine brechen or hauen; to quarry for something → etw hauen or brechen; (fig) → nach etw suchen

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quarry²

n

→ Beute f

(fig: = thing) → Ziel nt; (= person) → Opfer nt

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quarry¹ [ˈkwɒrɪ] n (Hunting) (fig) → preda

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quarry² [ˈkwɒrɪ]

1. n (mine) → cava

2. vt → cavare

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quarry¹

n quarry [ˈkwori]

a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc. steengroef مَحْجَر изкопп lom brud der Steinbruch λατομείο cantera kaevandus معدن سنگ louhos carrière מַחצָבָה पत्थर की खान, शिकार kamenolom kőbánya tambang batu grjótnáma cava 石切り場 채석장 akmenų skaldykla, karjeras karjers; akmeņlauztuves kuari steengroeve steinbrudd kamieniołom pedreira cari­eră каменоломня lom kamnolom kamenolom stenbrott เหมืองระเบิดหิน; เหมืองเจาะหิน; บ่อหิน taş ocağı 砂石場 каменоломня, кар'єр پتھر کی کان mỏ đá 采石场

v

to dig (stone) in a quarry. uitgrawe يَقْتَلِع الحِجارَة من مَقْلَع изкопавам lámat kámen bryde Steine brechen σκάβω σε λατομείο sacar, extraer kaevandama سنگ استخراج کردن louhia extraire לַחצוֹב पत्थर खोदना, खोद कर निकालना (बालू पत्थर आदि) vaditi kamen (követ) fejt menggali vinna (grjót) úr námu estrarre 石を切り出す 채석하다 eksploatuoti karjerą, skaldyti akmenis iegūt karjerā (akmeņus u.tml.) menguari uitgraven bryte (stein) wydobywać (kamień) tirar pedra a scoate добывать lámať (kameň) lomiti kamen vaditi kamen bryta [] ทำเหมืองหิน ocaktan çıkarmak 挖採砂石 розробляти кар'єр کان سے پتھر نکالنا khai thác đá ở mỏ 挖掘，采石

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quarry²

n quarry [ˈkwori]

1 a hunted animal or bird. prooi فَريسَه، طَريدَه плячка kořist bytte; vildt die Jagdbeute θήραμα caza jahisaak طعمه saalis gibier טֶרֶף शिकार, आखेट plijen (vadász)zsákmány binatang buruan veiðibráð selvaggina 獲物 사냥감 medžiojamas žvėris/paukštis medījums buruan prooi bytte łup, żer caça vânat добыча korisť plen plen villebråd สัตว์หรือนกที่ถูกล่า av 獵物 здобич; зацькований звір شکار con mồi 猎物

2 someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for. prooi شَخْص أو شَيء يُطارَد أو يُلاحَق набелязана плячка oběť pronásledování bytte die Beute στόχος κυνηγιού ή αναζήτησης caza jälitatav هر چیز مورد تعقیب saalis proie קוֹרבָּן आखेट gonjena životinja üldözött vad yang diburu bráð, e-ð sem er elt eða ofsótt preda 追われているもの 추구의 대상이나 공격 목표 ieškomas/gaudomas asmuo/daiktas izvēlētais upuris; meklētais buruan prooi jaget vilt obiekt polowania/poszukiwań caça pradă намеченная жертва obeť (prenasledovania) plen plen eftertraktat byte เหยื่อ kovalanan av 追求的目標 намічена жертва شکاری جانور یا انسانوں کا تاکا ہوا شکار kẻ bị truy nã; vật bị truy tìm 追求物，追求的目标

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quarry → طريدة lom brud Steinbruch λατομείο cantera louhos carrière kamenolom cava 採石場 채석장 steengroeve steinbrudd łup pedreira карьер stenbrott สถานที่ที่ขุดเอาหินออกมา taş ocağı mỏ đá 采石场