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Quarry
01
a site where large quantities of rock, stone, or minerals are extracted from the Earth's crust for industrial use or construction purposes
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
quarries
Examples
The quarry supplied limestone for the construction of the new highway.
02
an animal pursued by a hunter or predator as prey
Examples
The lion stalked its quarry through the tall grass.
03
someone who is the target of pursuit, attack, or exploitation
Examples
The journalist became the quarry of online trolls.
to quarry
01
to extract stone or other materials from the earth, typically from a pit or open excavation
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
quarry
3rd person singular
quarries
Present participle
quarrying
Past simple
quarried
Past participle
quarried
Examples
They quarried limestone from the hillside for the new building.
