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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prey \Prey\, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for
     praeheda. See Prehensile, and cf. Depredate,
     Predatory.]
     Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything
     taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
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           And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the
           spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest. --Num. xxxi.
                                                    12.
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     2. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be
        devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
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              The old lion perisheth for lack of prey. --Job iv.
                                                    ii.
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              Already sees herself the monster's prey. --Dryden.
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     3. The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
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              Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, . . . lion in prey.
                                                    --Shak.
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     Beast of prey, a carnivorous animal; one that feeds on the
        flesh of other animals.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prey \Prey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preyed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Preying.] [OF. preier, preer, L. praedari, fr. praeda. See
     Prey, n.]
     To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by
     violence.
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           More pity that the eagle should be mewed,
           While kites and buzzards prey at liberty. --Shak.
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     To prey on or To prey upon.
     (a) To take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob.
         --Shak.
     (b) To seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize
         and devour. --Shak.
     (c) To wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away;
         as, the trouble preyed upon his mind. --Addison.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Prey \Prey\, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for
     praeheda. See Prehensile, and cf. Depredate,
     Predatory.]
     Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything
     taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
  
           And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the
           spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest. --Num. xxxi.
                                                    12.
  
     2. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be
        devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
  
              The old lion perisheth for lack of prey. --Job iv.
                                                    ii.
  
              Already sees herself the monster's prey. --Dryden.
  
     3. The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
  
              Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, . . . lion in prey.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Beast of prey, a carnivorous animal; one that feeds on the
        flesh of other animals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Prey \Prey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preyed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Preying.] [OF. preier, preer, L. praedari, fr. praeda. See
     Prey, n.]
     To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by
     violence.
  
           More pity that the eagle should be mewed, While kites
           and buzzards prey at liberty.            --Shak.
  
     To prey on or upon.
     (a) To take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob.
         --Shak.
     (b) To seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize
         and devour. --Shak.
     (c) To wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away;
         as, the trouble preyed upon his mind. --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  prey
       n 1: 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"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: quarry, target,
             fair game]
       2: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: quarry]
       v 1: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her
            insecurity" [syn: feed]
       2: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
          [syn: raven, predate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 θηρεύω, κυνηγώ
     2 εκμεταλλεύομαι
     3 επιτίθεμαι (σε θύμα εγκλήματος)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 θηρεύω, κυνηγώ
     2 εκμεταλλεύομαι
     3 επιτίθεμαι (σε θύμα εγκλήματος)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by
  violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war
     2 That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured
     3 A person or thing given up as a victim.
     4 A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To act as a predator.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by
  violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war
     2 That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured
     3 A person or thing given up as a victim.
     4 A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To act as a predator.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by
  violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war
     2 That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured
     3 A person or thing given up as a victim.
     4 A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To act as a predator.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by
  violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war
     2 That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured
     3 A person or thing given up as a victim.
     4 A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To act as a predator.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     Englanti n.
     saalis

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prey
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) krigsbyte
     2 bytesdjur

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Prey /pɹˈeɪ/
  الفريسة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  prey //pɹeɪ// 
  1. плячка 2.
  booty, anything taken by force
   3.
  that which may be seized by animals
  2. жертва
  victim of a disease