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prey  (pr)

n.

1. An animal hunted or caught for food; quarry.

2. One that is defenseless, especially in the face of attack; a victim.

3. The act or practice of preying.

intr.v. preyed, prey·ing, preys

1. To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice.

2. To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense.

3. To plunder or pillage.

4. To exert a baneful or injurious effect: Remorse preyed on his mind.

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[Middle English preie, from Old French, from Latin praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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preyer n.

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prey

Noun

1. an animal hunted and killed for food by another animal

2. the victim of a hostile person, influence, emotion, or illness: children are falling prey to the disease

3. bird or beast of prey a bird or animal that kills and eats other birds or animals

Verb

(often foll. by on, upon)

1. to hunt and kill for food

2. to worry or obsess: it preyed on his conscience

3. to make a victim (of others), by profiting at their expense [Old French preie]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prey - 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"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" fair game, quarry, target victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
	2.	prey - animal hunted or caught for food quarry animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Verb	1.	prey - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" feed exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
	2.	prey - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" raven, predate forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

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prey

noun 1. quarry, game, kill

noun 2. victim, target, mark, mug Brit. (slang) dupe, fall guy (informal)

prey on something or someone

1. hunt, live off, eat, seize, devour, feed upon

2. victimize, bully, intimidate, exploit, take advantage of, bleed (informal) blackmail, terrorize

3. worry, trouble, burden, distress, haunt, hang over, oppress, weigh down, weigh heavily

Translations

prey [preɪ] n → presa

vi to prey on → vivir a costa de (= feed on); alimentarse de;

it was preying on his mind → le obsesionaba

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prey [preɪ] n → proie f

vi to prey on → s'attaquer à;

it was preying on his mind → ça le rongeait or minait

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prey [preɪ] n → Beute f;

to fall prey to (fig) → zum Opfer fallen +dat

prey on prey vt fus [animal] → Jagd machen auf +acc;

it was preying on his mind → es ließ ihn nicht los

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prey [preɪ] n → preda

vi to prey on → far preda di;

it was preying on his mind → gli rodeva la mente

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prey

n prey [prei]

a bird or animal, birds or animals, that is/are hunted by other birds or animals for food The lion tore at its prey. prooi فَريسَه плячка kořist bytte die Beute λεία presa saak طعمه saalis proie טֶרֶף शिकार plijen zsákmány mangsa bráð preda えじき (육식 동물의) 먹이 grobis, auka laupījums; medījums; upuris mangsa prooi bytte zdobycz presa pradă жертва, добыча korisť plen plen rov, byte เหยื่อ av 被捕食的動物(犧牲品) здобич شکار کيا جانے والا جانور يا پرندہ con mồi 被捕食的动物（牺牲品）

beast/bird of prey

an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others. roofdier حيوان كاسِر أو طَيْر جارِح грабливо/хищно животно/птица dravec rovdyr das Raubtier, der Raubvogel αρπακτικό (ζώο, πουλί) animal/ave de rapiña röövloom, röövlind حیوانات شکاری petoeläin prédateur/oiseau de proie טוֹרֵף गोश्तख़ोर जानवर žrtva ragadozó (madár) pemangsa rándÿr/-fugl animale/uccello predatore 猛獣 (육식의) 맹수, 맹금 plėšrūnas plēsējs; plēsīgs zvērs/putns binatang / burung pemangsa roofdier rovdyr/-fugl zwierz/ptak drapieżny animal/ave de rapina ani­mal/pasăre de pradă хищное животное/хищная птица dravec roparica grabljivica rovdjur/rovfågel จับกิน yırtıcı hayvan 食肉獸(或鳥) хижак شکاري جانور يا پرندہ thú/ chim săn mồi 食肉兽（或鸟）

prey on, upon

to attack as prey Hawks prey upon smaller birds. roof يَفْتَرِس ловя lovit, živit se jage Jagd machen auf κυνηγώ, λυμαίνομαι, βασανίζω cazar una presa (röövsaagist) elatuma شکار کردن saalistaa faire sa proie de לִטרוֹף शिकार करना hvatati plijen zsákmányul ejt vmit menyerang lifa á, hafa að bráð fare preda di 捕えて食べる 잡아먹다 medžioti, persekioti medīt, ķert (laupījumu) menjadi mangsa azen op jakte på polować na atacar a ataca охотиться, ловить loviť, živiť sa prežati napasti jaga, leva på ล่าเป็นอาหาร avlamak, avlayarak beslenmek 捕食 полювати شکار پر حملہ کرنا săn mồi 捕食

prey is a noun or a verb: a bird of prey (not pray ); to prey on (not pray on ) smaller creatures.