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preyed, past tense; preys, 3rd person singular present; preyed, past participle; preying, present participle;
  1. Hunt and kill for food
    • - small birds that prey on insect pests
  2. Take advantage of; exploit or injure
    • - this is a mean type of theft by ruthless people preying on the elderly
  3. Cause constant trouble and distress to
    • - the problem had begun to prey on my mind
  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"
  2. (prey) profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
  3. (prey) animal hunted or caught for food
  4. raven: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
  5. In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked).Begon, M., Townsend, C., Harper, J. (1996). '''' (Third edition). Blackwell Science, London. ...
  6. Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios and produced by 3D Realms. The Xbox 360 port was developed by Venom Games. ...
  7. (Prey (2007 film)) Prey is a 2007 horror thriller film based on a screenplay from Jeff Wadlow, Beau Bauman and was co-written and directed by Darrell Roodt , the film stars Bridget Moynahan, Peter Weller and Carly Schroeder.
  8. (Prey (2008)) Prey is a 2009 Australian supernatural horror film directed by George T. Miller , written by Miller and John V. Soto, and starring former Neighbours actress and Rogue Traders lead singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte , and American Jesse Johnson. ...
  9. (Prey (album)) Prey is the eighth studio album by Swedish Gothic metal band Tiamat. It was released in 2003 on Century Media Records. Besides CD and Vinyl LP it also has a Limited Digipack edition which contains 2 video tracks, 'Cain' & 'The Making Of' along with exclusive wallpapers & screensavers.
  10. (Prey (novel)) Prey is a novel by Michael Crichton based on a nano-robotic threat to human-kind, first published in hardcover in November 2002 and as a paperback in November 2003 by HarperCollins. ...
  11. (prey) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder; That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim; A living thing that is eaten by another living thing; To ...
  12. (prey) in a feeding relationship, the organism that is killed and eaten by another.
  13. (prey) The organism consumed by a predator.
  14. (prey) an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
  15. (Prey) Animals that are killed and eaten by predators.
  16. (prey) A living thing that is hunted for food.
  17. (prey) an animal which is the food of a predator.
  18. (Prey) (Eco, Ento, Epi, Zoo)
  19. (Prey) A species being fed upon by other species. The species eating the other is the predator.
  20. (Prey) An animal's prey, is the animal being hunted. So if a tiger is hunting a wild boar, the wild boar is the tiger's prey.
  21. (Prey) Any animal taken by a predator as food. Prey for the larger cats ranges anywhere from 65-2,000 lbs which typically includes wild boars, cattle and several species of deer. Hares (a type of rabbit) comprise much of the Lynx diet and weigh significantly less.
  22. (Prey) Any creatures killed for food.
  23. (Prey) Any insect or animal intended to be your spider's next meal.
  24. (Prey) Something being hunted to be eaten.
  25. (Prey) The insect on which a predator feeds.