Dictionary definition · quarry
noun
- 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"
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate"a British term for ‘quarry’ is ‘stone pit’"
- animal hunted or caught for food
verb
- extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry"quarry marble"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).