quarry

n 1: a person who is the victim of ridicule or exploitation by

some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to

muggers"; "everyone was fair game" [syn: {prey}, {target},

{fair game}]

2: an open-surface excavation for extracting stone or slate: "a

British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit}, {stone

pit}]

3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}]

v : extract (stone, etc.) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry

marble"