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Apr 23, 2024 · Prey refers to an animal hunted or caught for food by another animal, emphasizing the biological and survival context, whereas quarry can mean either the hunted animal itself or the act of hunting, often used in hunting or literary contexts.
game; specifically : game hunted with hawks; one that is sought or pursued : prey; a heap of the game killed in a hunt… See the full definition
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence. synonyms: fair game, prey, target. see more. noun. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate. synonyms: pit, stone pit. see more. verb. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry. “ quarry marble”
quarry - 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"
Synonyms for QUARRY: prey, chase, creature, target, game, beast, victim, kill; Antonyms of QUARRY: predator, hunter, murderer, killer, carnivore, pursuer, chaser, fill (in)
As nouns the difference between prey and quarry is that prey is anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder while quarry is a site for mining stone, limestone or slate.
an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. an abundant source or supply.
[singular] an animal or a person that is being hunted or followed synonym prey. The hunters lost sight of their quarry in the forest. The photographers pursued their quarry through the streets.
[singular] an animal or a person that is being hunted or followed synonym prey The hunters lost sight of their quarry in the forest. The photographers pursued their quarry through the streets. See quarry in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: quarry. Definition of quarry noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals. ...an old limestone quarry. 2. transitive verb. When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives.
