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prey

 
Noun prey has 2 senses
  1. prey, quarry, target, fair game - 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"
    --1 is a kind of victim
    Derived form: verb prey1
  2. prey, quarry - animal hunted or caught for food
    --2 is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
    Derived form: verb prey2
Verb prey has 2 senses
  1. prey, feed - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
    --1 is one way to exploit, work
    Derived form: noun prey1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. raven, prey, predate - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
    --2 is one way to forage
    Derived form: noun prey2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    => Somebody ----s PP
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