The meaning of Prey

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Usage examples:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

Usage examples:

I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Usage examples:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Usage examples:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

phrasal verb

Be sustained by

phrasal verb

To increase because of something, or to use something to succeed or get advantages

Usage examples:

Fascism feeds off poverty.

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Usage examples:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Usage examples:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Usage examples:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

verb

Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.

Usage examples:

In the autumn they hunted deer

noun

An act of hunting wild animals or game.

Usage examples:

A bear-hunt

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

An act of killing, especially of one animal by another.

Usage examples:

A lion has made a kill

noun

(in place names, especially in new york, new jersey, and pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary.

Usage examples:

Kill van kull

phrasal verb

Depend on someone as a source of income or support.

Usage examples:

If you think you're going to live off me for the rest of your life, you're mistaken

phrasal verb

To get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something

Usage examples:

Live off benefits/income/interest, live off earnings/a pension/savings she has been living off her …

noun

A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.

Usage examples:

A limestone quarry

verb

Extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.

Usage examples:

Limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces

noun

An animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.

Usage examples:

Grouse are not an easy quarry for a hawk

verb

Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

Usage examples:

She jumped up and seized his arm

verb

Take hold of; grab

verb

To take something quickly and hold it

Usage examples:

He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…