Prey
41prey on — or[prey upon] {v.} 1. To habitually kill and eat; catch for food. * /Cats prey on mice./ 2. To capture or take in spoils of war or robbery. * /Pirates preyed on American ships in the years just after the Revolutionary War./ 3. To cheat; rob. *… …
42prey on — phr verb Prey on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑owl Prey on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mind …
43prey on — 1) catch for food, kill and eat Cats usually prey on mice and small birds if they can catch them. 2) cheat, rob Criminals usually prey on people who are living in poor areas …
44prey — noun an animal hunted and killed by another for food. ↘a victim or quarry. ↘archaic plunder or (in biblical use) a prize. verb (prey on/upon) 1》 hunt and kill for food. 2》 exploit or injure. ↘cause constant distress to: the problem had begun… …
45prey on — 1) certain larvae prey on aphids Syn: hunt, catch; eat, feed on, live on/off 2) they prey on the elderly Syn: exploit, victimize, pick on, take advantage of; trick, swindle, cheat …
46prey — noun 1) the lions prey Syn: quarry, kill 2) con men choose their prey carefully Syn: victim, target, dupe; informal sucker; Brit.; informal mug • Ant …
47prey — [preɪ] noun [U] I 1) an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten See: bird 2) someone who is attacked, cheated, or harmed by a criminal or dishonest person Syn: victim II verb prey [preɪ] prey on sb …
48prey — 1. noun /pɹeɪ/ a) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyotes prey. b) That which is or may be seized by …
49prey — Synonyms and related words: aim, bamboozle, beasts of venery, big game, bully, burden, butt, by end, by purpose, casualty, chase, cheat, consume, cozen, defraud, depress, destination, destroy, devour, distress, dupe, eat, end, end in view,… …
50Prey — durch Entrundung entstandene Form von Preu (Bräu). Bekannter Namensträger: Hermann Prey, deutscher Sänger (20.Jh.) …
