noun
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
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Examples
- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
noun
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
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Examples
- a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
noun
animal hunted or caught for food
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verb
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
Examples
- quarry marble