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- DictionaryPrey/prā/
noun
- 1. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food: "the kestrel pounced on its prey"
- 2. plunder or (in biblical use) a prize. archaic
verb
- 1. catch and kill for food: "small birds that prey on insect pests"
The meaning of PREY is an animal taken by a predator as food. How to use prey in a sentence.
a creature that is hunted and killed for food by another animal: The prey had been sighted.
1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal. 2. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, disease, swindler, injurious agency, etc. 3. the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey. 4. Archaic. booty or plunder.
a creature that is hunted and killed for food by another animal: The prey had been sighted.
PREY meaning: 1 : an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food; 2 : someone who is easily harmed or affected in a bad way by someone or something victim
If someone is prey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it. He was prey to a growing despair. You were both a prey to compulsions.
Definitions of prey. noun. animal hunted or caught for food. synonyms: quarry. see more. noun. 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”. synonyms: fair game, quarry, target.
noun. an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc: a con man looking for his next prey. Synonyms: gull, dupe, mark.
Prey Definition. An animal hunted or killed for food by another animal. The collection of animals typically hunted and eaten by a predator. The acoustic location of prey by barn owls. A person or thing that falls victim to someone or something. Plunder; booty. One that is subjected to or afflicted with something.
prey in American English. (prei) noun. 1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal. 2. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc.; gull. 3. the action or habit of preying.
