1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of
ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; -
Example: "he fell prey to muggers" - Example: "everyone was fair
game" - Example: "the target of a manhunt" [syn: prey, quarry,
target, fair game] 2. a surface excavation for extracting stone
or slate; - Example: "a British term for `quarry' is `stone
pit'" [syn: pit, quarry, stone pit] 3. animal hunted or caught
for food; [syn: prey, quarry] 1. extract (something such as
stones) from or as if from a quarry; - Example: "quarry marble"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or
harpy. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative
International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.
[OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[`e]re, LL. quadraria a
quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus
square. See Quadrate.] A place, cavern, or pit where stone is
taken from the rock or l