quarry – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
quarry
n.
pit where stone is mined; game, animals which are hunted; prey, victim; thing which is chased, object of a pursuit; windowpane; rich source of something
v.
hew, chisel; dig, excavate, mine; look for, seek
Quarry
quarry
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"
(synonym) prey, target, fair game
(hypernym) victim
2. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
(synonym) pit, stone pit
(hypernym) excavation, hole in the ground
(hyponym) chalkpit, chalk pit
3. animal hunted or caught for food
(synonym) prey
(hypernym) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Verb
1. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"
(hypernym) exploit, tap
(entail) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
(derivation) pit, stone pit
(classification) quarrying
quarry
n.
(kameno)lom; kořist; oběť
v.
těžit
quarry
Rzecz.
kamieniołom; kopalnia odkrywkowa; ofiara nagonki; zwierzyna łowna
Czas.
eksploatować kamieniołom; wydobywać z kopalni odkrywkowej
