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- Dictionaryprey/preɪ/
noun
- 1. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food: "the kestrel pounced on its prey" Similar Opposite
- 2. plunder or (in biblical use) a prize. archaic
verb
- 1. catch and kill for food: "small birds that prey on insect pests"
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a creature that is hunted and killed for food by another animal: The prey had been sighted.
The meaning of PREY is an animal taken by a predator as food. How to use prey in a sentence.
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. the action or habit of preying:
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.
(of an animal) to be killed and eaten by another animal or bird. Many small birds and rodents fall prey to the domestic cat. (of a person) to be harmed or affected by something bad. Since the attack, she had fallen prey to irrational fears. She knew she must not fall prey to his charm. The new government has fallen prey to corruption and fraud.
Prey is an animal hunted for food. If you're a delicious-looking deer during hunting season, watch your back! You're the prey for all those guys in orange jackets carrying rifles. Prey can also mean the human subject of an attack, or ridicule, by another person.
n. 1. a. An animal hunted or caught by another for food: The leopard carried its prey into a tree. b. The collection of animals typically hunted and eaten by a predator: the acoustic location of prey by barn owls. 2. a. An object or victim of attack: ships that became the prey of pirates. b.
PREY definition: an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal. Learn more.
prey meaning, definition, what is prey: an animal, bird etc that is hunted and e...: Learn more.
1 (of an animal) to be killed and eaten by another animal or bird Many small birds and rodents fall prey to the domestic cat. 2 (of a person) to be harmed or affected by something bad Since the attack, she had fallen prey to irrational fears. See prey in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
