Quarry

What does QUARRY mean?

1. 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”

2. noun

   a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

   “a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'”

3. noun

   animal hunted or caught for food

4. verb

   extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

   “quarry marble”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.