Prey
21prey — ▪ I. prey prey 1 [preɪ] verb prey on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb [transitive] to take advantage of people who are weak or easily deceived: • fake charities that prey on small businesses for contributions [m0] ▪ II. prey prey 2 …
22prey — [[t]pre͟ɪ[/t]] preys, preying, preyed 1) N UNCOUNT COLL: usu with poss A creature s prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. → See also bird of prey Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges... These… …
23prey — prey1 [preı] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preie, from Latin praeda something seized ] 1.) [singular,U] an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal = ↑predator ▪ a tiger stalking its prey 2.) bird/beast of prey a… …
24prey — prey1 [ preı ] noun uncount ** 1. ) an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten: Spiders usually catch their prey by building webs. => BIRD OF PREY 2. ) someone that a criminal or dishonest person attacks, cheats, or harms: VICTIM: a… …
25prey — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ easy ▪ Teenagers are easy prey for unscrupulous drug dealers. ▪ helpless (esp. AmE), unsuspecting ▪ They watched a hawk swoop down on its unsuspecting prey …
26Prey — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Prey est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Claude Prey (1925 1998), compositeur français ; Hermann Prey (1929 1998), baryton allemand.… …
27prey — I UK [preɪ] / US noun [uncountable] ** 1) an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten Spiders usually catch their prey by building webs. See: bird of prey 2) someone that a criminal or dishonest person attacks, cheats, or harms a hired… …
28prey — 1 noun 1 (U) an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal or by a person: a tiger stalking its prey 2 bird/beast of prey a bird or animal which lives by killing and eating other animals: falcons and other birds of prey 3 be/fall prey to… …
29prey — I n. 1) to fall prey to 2) easy prey II v. (d; intr.) to prey on (to prey on small game) * * * [preɪ] easy prey to fall prey to (d; intr.) to prey on (to prey on small game) …
30prey — kou·prey; lam·prey; os·prey; prey·er; prey; prey·ing·ly; …
