nnoun.persona person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influenceSynset:fair game prey target
Examples:- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
Derivationally Related Form:targetprey
Hypernyms:victim
Inherited Hypernyms:preyvictimunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:preyvictimunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta surface excavation for extracting stone or slateSynset:pit stone pit
Examples:- a British term for 'quarry' is 'stone pit'
Derivationally Related Form:quarry
Hypernyms:excavation
Inherited Hypernyms:pitexcavationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:chalk pitchalkpitgravel pit
Full Hyponyms:chalkpitgravel pit
nnoun.animalanimal hunted or caught for foodSynset:prey
Derivationally Related Form:prey
Hypernyms:animal animate being beast brute creature fauna
Inherited Hypernyms:preyanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.consumptionextract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarryTopic:quarrying
Derivationally Related Form:quarryingquarrierquarry
Hypernyms:exploit tap
Inherited Hypernyms:quarryexploituse
Entailment:cut into delve dig turn over
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The men --- for animals in the area (apply to: quarry) | The men --- the area for animals (apply to: quarry)