quarry

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. 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
• Syn:
prey, target, fair game
• Derivationally related forms:
target (for: target), prey (for: prey)
• Hypernyms:
victim
2. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- a British term for 'quarry' is 'stone pit'
• Syn:
pit, stone pit
• Hypernyms:
excavation
• Hyponyms:
chalkpit, chalk pit, gravel pit
3. animal hunted or caught for food
• Syn:
prey
• Derivationally related forms:
prey (for: prey)
• Hypernyms:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

II - verb

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
- quarry marble
• Derivationally related forms:
quarrier, quarrying
• Topics:
quarrying
• Hypernyms:
exploit, tap
• Entailment:
dig, delve, cut into, turn over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men quarry the area for animals
- The men quarry for animals in the area

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  prey, pit, stone pit, target, fair game