QUARRY

(noun) animal hunted or caught for food
synonyms : prey
The lion chased its prey, a deer, for miles before finally catching it. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
synonyms : pit , stone pit
(noun) 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"
synonyms : fair game , prey , target
Billy fell prey to the gang of bullies, and was made to cough up his money. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
"quarry marble"
The poor workers were made to quarry stone. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for quarry

(Tag: ) quarry sounds like query we know query is to ask questions when you r in doubt or when you desire to know more, and quarry means to dig deep when you want something from earth.
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(Tag: ) q+uarry..sounds like worry....when you worry about something, you dig deep into the matter .
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(Tag: eng) police QUERY the VICTIM... and DIG DEEP into to evidences to catch the culprit
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(Tag: ) 1. prey: squirrels hunted by snakes 2. dig: quarry rhymes with bury.. something buried is dug and excavated
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(Tag: Hindi)
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(Tag: ) the other meaning is VICTIM, we query a quarry about the accident......
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(Tag: ) ) quarry sounds like query we know query is to ask questions when you r in doubt ie. DIGGING into the topic..
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(Tag: ) QUARRY=BURRY someone n hence u have to dig: and Quarry also means victim i.e quarry=prey.
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