prey

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prey[1,noun] prey[2,intransitive verb] bird of prey

Main Entry: ¹prey
Pronunciation: 'prA
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural prey also preys
Etymology: Middle English preie, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeda; akin to Latin prehendere to grasp, seize -- more at GET
1 archaic : SPOIL, BOOTY
2 a : an animal taken by a predator as food b : one that is helpless or unable to resist attack : VICTIM <was prey to his own appetites>
3 : the act or habit of preying