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1. prey
noun. ['ˈpreɪ'] a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.
Antonyms
Rhymes with Prey
- waga
- compusa
- communique
- yakutakay
- redisplay
- papier-mache
- l'espalier
- cluj
- cabriolet
- underplay
- societe
- san-jose
- naivete
- mcgarvey
- jonbenet
- intraday
- dunlavey
- chevrolet
- buga
- aaa
- zepa
- underway
- underpay
- santa-fe
- portray
- pinochet
- overstay
- overplay
- monterrey
- meservey
Sentences with prey
1. Noun, plural
If keeping carnivorous snails, stock the aquarium with prey such as small bivalves.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Most kayakers new to the sport fall prey to the long-paddle trap.
3. Adjective
Birds of prey require lots of attention and understanding in order to gain their trust.
4. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Coyotes and foxes prey on turtles, as do some domestic dogs.
Quotes about prey
1. The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.
- Peter De Vries
2. The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
3. During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come.
- Mika Waltari
2. prey
3. prey
verb. ['ˈpreɪ'] profit from in an exploitatory manner.
