Dictionary Entry
prey
prey is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
- 2noun
That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
- 3noun
The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
- 4noun
To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence.
- 5noun
animal hunted or caught for food
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- 6noun
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
"he fell prey to muggers"
"everyone was fair game"
- 7verb
prey on or hunt for
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
- 8verb
profit from in an exploitatory manner
"He feeds on her insecurity"
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