Synonym: fair game, feed, predate, quarry, raven, target. Similar words: press, spread, prewar, prefer, preach, Supreme, pretty, prepare. Meaning: [preɪ] n. 1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence 2. animal hunted or caught for food. v. 1. profit from in an exploitatory manner 2. prey on or hunt for.
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91 The hunters stalked their prey.
92 Clown Loach might also prey on eggs or fry.
93 It began to prey on my mind so much that I went to the casualty department of Charing Cross Hospital.
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94 The wild ancestors of our domestic cats liked to eat freshly killed prey - they were not scavengers.
95 It is said that they fill our emotional life and that we are their constant prey.
96 It appears that in this case, at least, the avoidance of the deadly prey is inborn.
97 The toothed whales have a set of teeth which they use to grasp large and quick-moving prey, mainly squid or fish.
98 The region is prey to drug and crime syndicates, and a cynical political class that accepts corruption as normal.
99 However, human urine would contain hormones that are similar to organic chemicals that sharks use to locate their prey.
100 This gives them overlapping fields of view and the true stereo vision that they need to capture their prey.
101 The venom of most spiders, though effective against their insect prey, is harmless to man.
102 They eat their prey at their roosts, littering the cave floor with the broken up remains of their meals.
103 As a result, his party may look battered, easy prey for the Democrats.
104 All kinds of birds and fish were also fair game[Sentencedict.com], with parrots being particularly prized prey.
105 Several studies on digestion of bone by captive owls and diurnal birds of prey have been published.
106 A dropped tail continues to wriggle, keeping the attention of the predator focused on it while the prey makes its escape.
107 The hedgerows and pasture where the owls hunt their prey are disappearing as farmers create bigger fields for intensive arable farming.
108 And finally, the modifications of the bones of the prey.animals might also be predator-specific.
109 Like a hell hound, Capri launches into the crowd to grapple his unfortunate prey.
110 It is willing and able to feed on a variety of prey species, up to the size of antelopes.
111 Hutt crept silently into the kitchen, his hands sweating profusely as he closed in on his prey.
112 After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.
113 Some authors have suggested that the clicks are made to alert other cats to the presence of the prey.
114 In fact, the only bird of prey I ever saw hovering over the park was a kestrel.
115 Then they jump on to their prey, paralyse it and feed on it.
116 When whales eat contaminated prey, organochlorines go first to the digestive system, and are then deposited in fatty tissues.
117 Fig. 2.1 Comparison of mandibular lengths of four barn owl prey assemblages.
118 The gang prey on people whose cashpoint cards are stolen along with documents that reveal their home addresses.
119 It really seems as if some drivers fall prey to a death wish when freezing fog descends.
120 In early days the packs had concentrated on the caribou, but the semi-domestic, smaller animals were easier prey.