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