Quarried

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quarried \Quar"ried\, a.
     Provided with prey.
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           Now I am bravely quarried.               --Beau. & Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Quarrying}.]
     To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarry
       n 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}]
       2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
          British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit}, {stone
          pit}]
       3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}]
       v : extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a
           quarry; "quarry marble"
       [also: {quarried}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarried
       See {quarry}