prey

  • 11prey — ► NOUN 1) an animal hunted and killed by another for food. 2) a person who is easily exploited or harmed. 3) a person vulnerable to distressing emotions. ► VERB (prey on/upon) 1) hunt and kill for food. 2) take advantage of; exploit …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12prey — [prā] n. [ME preye < OFr preie < L praeda < base of prehendere, to seize: see PREHENSILE] 1. Archaic plunder; booty 2. an animal hunted or killed for food by another animal 3. a person or thing that falls victim to someone or something 4 …

    English World dictionary

  • 13prey — I verb commit violence, consume, depredate, despoil, destroy, devour, eat, extort, fatten upon, feast upon, feed upon, fleece, forage, foray, grab, gut, harass, harrow, hunt, kill, loot, maraud, oppress, parasitize, pillage, pirate, plague,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 14prey on — index plague, plunder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 15Prey — Prey,   Hermann, Sänger (Bariton), * Berlin 11. 7. 1929, ✝ Krailling (bei München) 22. 7. 1998; debütierte 1952 in Wiesbaden und wurde 1953 Mitglied der Hamburg. Staatsoper, 1960 der Bayerischen Staatsoper in München. Er sang auch bei Festspielen …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 16prey — n *victim, quarry Analogous words: *spoil, booty, prize …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 17prey — [n] target of attack casualty, chased*, dupe*, game, kill, loot, mark, martyr, mug*, pillage, quarry, quest, raven, spoil, sufferer, underdog, victim; concepts 394,423 Ant. attacker …

    New thesaurus

  • 18prey on — [v] attack, terrorize blackmail, bleed, bully, burden, consume, depredate, devour, distress, eat, exploit, feed on, fleece, haunt, hunt, intimidate, live off, load, oppress, plunder, raid, seize, take advantage of, tax, trouble, victimize, weigh …

    New thesaurus

  • 19Prey 2 — Эта статья описывает компьютерную игру, находящуюся в разработке. После выпуска игры сведения, приведённые здесь, могут оказаться неверными, и содержание статьи может значительно измениться …

    Википедия

  • 20prey — 01. Gazelles are a favorite [prey] for cheetahs. 02. The spider stings its [prey], and then eats it slowly. 03. The rapist is said to [prey] on young women who are walking alone in the downtown area late at night. 04. Thousands of song birds die… …

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