	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Feb 11, 2012
Skip Navigation Home Black History Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

| Share

Dictionary

prey

Pronunciation: (prā), [key]
—n.
1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal.
2. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc.; gull.
3. the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey.
4. Archaic.booty or plunder.

—v.i.
1. to seize and devour prey, as an animal does (usually fol. by on or upon): Foxes prey on rabbits.
2. to make raids or attacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on coastal settlements.
3. to exert a harmful or destructive influence: His worries preyed upon his mind.
4. to victimize another or others (usually fol. by on or upon): loan sharks that prey upon the poor.

prexy

prez

See also:

prey (Thesaurus)

Dictionary

prey

Related Content