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Meaning of quarry

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  quarry
      n 1: 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"; "everyone was fair
           game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {quarry},
           {target}, {fair game}]
      2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
         British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit},
         {quarry}, {stone pit}]
      3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}, {quarry}]
      v 1: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a
           quarry; "quarry marble"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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