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  2. a creature that is hunted and killed for food by another animal: The prey had been sighted.

  3. If someone is prey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it. He was prey to a growing despair. You were both a prey to compulsions.

  4. The meaning of PREY is an animal taken by a predator as food. How to use prey in a sentence.

  5. noun. an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, a swindler, a disease, etc: a con man looking for his next prey. Synonyms: gull, dupe, mark.

  6. a creature that is hunted and killed for food by another animal: The prey had been sighted.

  7. noun. 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” synonyms: fair game, quarry, target. see more. verb. prey on or hunt for. synonyms: predate, raven. see more. verb. profit from in an exploitatory manner. synonyms: feed. see more.

  8. (of an animal) to be killed and eaten by another animal or bird. Many small birds and rodents fall prey to the domestic cat. (of a person) to be harmed or affected by something bad. Since the attack, she had fallen prey to irrational fears. She knew she must not fall prey to his charm. The new government has fallen prey to corruption and fraud.

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