What does PREY mean?
Definitions for PREY
prey
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Princeton's WordNet
prey, quarry, target, fair gamenoun
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"
prey, quarryverb
animal hunted or caught for food
prey, feedverb
profit from in an exploitatory manner
"He feeds on her insecurity"
raven, prey, predateverb
prey on or hunt for
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
Wiktionary
preynoun
Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
preynoun
That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
preynoun
A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.
preyverb
To victimize, hunt, attack or plunder.
preyverb
To devour.
preyverb
To exert harmful influence.
Etymology: from preie, one of the variants of proie, from praeda
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PREYnoun
Etymology: præda, Lat.
A garrison supported itself, by the prey it took from the neighbourhood of Aylesbury. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
The whole included race his purpos’d prey. John Milton.
She sees herself the monster’s prey,
And feels her heart and intrails torn away. Dryden.Pindar, that eagle, mounts the skies,
While virtue leads the noble way;
Too like a vulture Boileau flies,
Where sordid int’rest shews the prey. Matthew Prior.Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, lion in prey. William Shakespeare.
There are men of prey, as well as beasts and birds of prey, that live upon, and delight in blood. Roger L'Estrange.
To Preyverb
Etymology: prædor, Lat.
A lioness
Lay couching head on ground, with cat-like watch,
When that the sleeping man should stir: for ’tis
The royal disposition of that beast
To prey on nothing that doth seem as dead. William Shakespeare.Put your torches out;
The wolves have prey’d, and look the gentle day
Dapples the drowsy east. William Shakespeare.Jove venom first infus’d in serpents fell,
Taught wolves to prey, and stormy seas to swell. May.Their impious folly dar’d to prey
On herds devoted to the god of day. Alexander Pope.They pray continually unto their saint the commonwealth, or rather not pray to her, but prey on her; for they ride up and down on her, and make her their boots. William Shakespeare.
Language is too faint to show
His rage of love; it preys upon his life;
He pines, he sickens, he despairs, he dies. Addison.
Wikipedia
prey
Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios, under contract for 3D Realms, and published by 2K Games, while the Xbox 360 version was ported by Venom Games. The game was initially released in North America and Europe on July 11, 2006. Prey uses a heavily modified version of id Tech 4 to use portals and variable gravity to create the environments the player explores. The game's story is focused on Cherokee Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi as he, his girlfriend, and grandfather are abducted aboard an alien spaceship known as The Sphere as it consumes material, both inanimate and living, from Earth in order to sustain itself. Tommy's Cherokee heritage allows him to let his spirit roam freely at times and come back to life after dying, which gives Tommy an edge in his battle against the Sphere. Prey had been in development in one form or another since 1995, and has had several major revisions. While the general approach to gameplay, including the use of portals, remained in the game, the story and setting changed several times. The game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its graphics and gameplay but criticizing its multiplayer component for a lack of content. Prey was a commercial success, selling more than one million copies in the first two months of its release and leading to the abortive development of its sequel Prey 2. The rights to Prey passed on to Bethesda Softworks, who released an unrelated game of the same name, developed by Arkane Studios, in 2017.
ChatGPT
prey
Prey refers to an animal or organism that is hunted, captured, killed, and consumed by another animal or organism, known as a predator, for sustenance. It can include various species of animals, insects, or even plants, and is a key element in food chains or food webs.
Webster Dictionary
Preynoun
anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder
Preynoun
that which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim
Preynoun
the act of devouring other creatures; ravage
Preynoun
to take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence
Etymology: [OF. preier, preer, L. praedari, fr. praeda. See Prey, n.]
Wikidata
Prey
Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios, under contract for 3D Realms, and published by 2K Games, the Xbox 360 version was ported by Venom Games. The game was initially released in North America and Europe on 11 July 2006. Prey uses a heavily modified version of id Tech 4 to use portals and variable gravity to create the environments the player explores. The game's story is focused on Cherokee Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi as he, his girlfriend, and grandfather are abducted aboard an alien spaceship known as The Sphere as it consumes material, both inanimate and living, from Earth in order to sustain itself. Tommy's Cherokee past allows him to let his spirit roam freely at times, and gives Tommy an edge in his attempt to stop the Sphere. Prey had been in development in one form or another since 1995, and has had several major revisions. While the general approach to gameplay, including the use of portals, remained in the game, the story and setting changed several times. The game received generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, selling more than one million copies in the first two months of its release and leading to the development of a sequel, with rights owned by the Radar Group. The rights were recently transferred to Bethesda Softworks and Id Software parent company ZeniMax Media.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prey
prā, n. that which is taken by robbery or force: booty: plunder: that which is or may be seized to be devoured: a victim: depredation: (Shak.) the act of seizing.—v.i. to take plunder: to seize and devour: to waste or impair gradually: to weigh heavily (on or upon), as the mind.—adj. Prey′ful (Shak.), having a disposition to prey on others.—Beast of prey, one who devours other animals. [O. Fr. praie (Fr. proie)—L. præda, booty.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
prey
Anything, as goods, etc., taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PREY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prey is ranked #45804 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Prey surname appeared 466 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Prey.
94.2% or 439 total occurrences were White.
2.3% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
1.2% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
1.2% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'PREY' in Nouns Frequency: #2228
Anagrams for PREY »
pyre
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PREY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PREY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of PREY in a Sentence
Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein were a wealthy couple who used their privilege to prey on kids from struggling families.
Allosaurus might not have been as big as T. rex, but it was no slouch as an apex predator, it was able to hyper-extend its jaw for a super-wide gape. It was a hatchet feeder like a hawk, meaning it would chop into prey with its head. It had long arms with grasping claws and a strong bite force. Track sites suggest it might have been a long-distance hunter that would follow herds for miles to pick off prey.
Because traffickers prey on those who are vulnerable, those who are less likely to have access to good jobs or educational opportunities, who are less likely to be treated as equal by place in the justice system and who are less likely to be believed when they report that they are being targeted or abused, if we're serious about ending trafficking of persons, we must also work to root out systemic racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination and to build more equitable society in every dimension.
With knowledge, say, what other wealth Can vie, which neither thieves by stealth Can take, nor kinsmen make their prey, Which, lavished, never wastes away.
They have the potential to prey directly on bass especially younger bass, we would ask say anglers that do catch a snakehead to kill it immediately. Then call the DNRso we can document when and where.
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- فريسةArabic
- presaCatalan, Valencian
- kořistCzech
- BeuteGerman
- λεία, βοράGreek
- predoEsperanto
- presa, botínSpanish
- saalisFinnish
- butin, proieFrench
- creachScottish Gaelic
- bráðIcelandic
- predaItalian
- טHebrew
- pārurenga, oriMāori
- prooiDutch
- ofiaraPolish
- presa, preiaPortuguese
- pradăRomanian
- еда, трофеи, добыча, жертваRussian
- plen, plijȇnSerbo-Croatian
- preAlbanian
- windoSwahili
- เหยื่อThai
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