Definition of "quarry" in English

noun

1. (mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

   • Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.

verb

1. (transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.

2. (figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

   • They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.

noun

1. (uncountable, obsolete) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.

2. (uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.

3. (countable) An object of search or pursuit.

verb

1. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

noun

1. A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.