prey+upon
41prey — n. & v. n. 1 an animal that is hunted or killed by another for food. 2 (often foll. by to) a person or thing that is influenced by or vulnerable to (something undesirable) (became a prey to morbid fears). 3 Bibl. or archaic plunder, booty, etc. v …
42prey — noun an animal hunted and killed by another for food. ↘a victim or quarry. ↘archaic plunder or (in biblical use) a prize. verb (prey on/upon) 1》 hunt and kill for food. 2》 exploit or injure. ↘cause constant distress to: the problem had begun… …
43prey — Synonyms and related words: aim, bamboozle, beasts of venery, big game, bully, burden, butt, by end, by purpose, casualty, chase, cheat, consume, cozen, defraud, depress, destination, destroy, devour, distress, dupe, eat, end, end in view,… …
44prey on/upon — 1》 hunt and kill for food. → prey …
45prey on or upon — 1. Plunder, pillage, rob, despoil. 2. Devour, feed upon. 3. Waste, corrode, waste gradually …
46Birds of Prey (TV series) — Birds of Prey Main Title Card Format Drama Action Science fiction …
47To bear down upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born …
48To bear upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born …
49weigh upon — Synonyms and related words: bear hard upon, bear on, bear upon, beat down, burden, burthen, cast down, charge, crush one, cumber, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, deject, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, encumber, exhaust …
50To set upon — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
