quarry vs dig

quarry and dig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quarry	Yes	No	Yes	No
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No

quarry (noun)	dig (noun)
animal hunted or caught for food	the act of digging
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate	the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence	a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
	the site of an archeological exploration

quarry (verb)	dig (verb)
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry	get the meaning of something
	turn up, loosen, or remove earth
	create by digging
	remove the inner part or the core of
	poke or thrust abruptly
	thrust down or into
	remove, harvest, or recover by digging
	work hard