quarry vs tap

quarry and tap both are nouns.

quarry and tap both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tap is a hypernym of quarry; that is, tap is a word with a broader meaning than quarry:

quarry: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
tap: draw from; make good use of

Other hypernyms of quarry include exploit.

quarry (noun)	tap (noun)
animal hunted or caught for food	a light touch or stroke
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate	the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence	a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
	a plug for a bunghole in a cask
	a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
	a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
	the sound made by a gentle blow
	a gentle blow

quarry (verb)	tap (verb)
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry	make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
	draw from; make good use of
	strike lightly
	cut a female screw thread with a tap
	pierce in order to draw a liquid from
	walk with a tapping sound
	dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
	draw (liquor) from a tap
	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	draw from or dip into to get something
	furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

Difference between quarry and tap

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