tap vs quarry

tap and quarry both are nouns.

tap and quarry both are verbs.

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

As verbs, quarry is a hyponym of tap; that is, quarry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tap:

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

Other hyponyms of tap include maximise, maximize, harness, mine, overexploit, commercialize, milk.

tap (noun)	quarry (noun)
a light touch or stroke	animal hunted or caught for food
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information	a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask	a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
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

tap (verb)	quarry (verb)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently	extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
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

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