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- [prey]
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- [prey]
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Definitions of prey word
- noun prey an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal. 1
- noun prey a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc.; gull. 1
- noun prey the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey. 1
- noun prey Archaic. booty or plunder. 1
- verb without object prey to seize and devour prey, as an animal does (usually followed by on or upon): Foxes prey on rabbits. 1
- verb without object prey to make raids or attacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on coastal settlements. 1
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Origin of prey
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English preye < Old French < Latin praeda booty, prey; akin to prehendere to grasp, seize (see prehension)
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Parts of speech for Prey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prey
noun prey
- by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
- casualty — A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- fair game — a legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.: With his fat, round face, the politician was fair game for the cartoonists.
- fair play — just and honorable treatment, action, or conduct: The political campaign was notably lacking in fair play.
verb prey
- creamed — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- forayed — a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
- foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- kip — Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
Antonyms for prey
noun prey
- hunter — John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.
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