ALL meanings of preyed
prey
P p - noun preyed an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal. 1
- noun preyed a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc.; gull. 1
- noun preyed the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey. 1
- noun preyed Archaic. booty or plunder. 1
- verb without object preyed to seize and devour prey, as an animal does (usually followed by on or upon): Foxes prey on rabbits. 1
- verb without object preyed to make raids or attacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on coastal settlements. 1
- verb without object preyed to exert a harmful or destructive influence: His worries preyed upon his mind. 1
- verb without object preyed to victimize another or others (usually followed by on or upon): loan sharks that prey upon the poor. 1