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Meaning of prey

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  prey
      n 1: 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" [syn: {prey}, {quarry},
           {target}, {fair game}]
      2: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}, {quarry}]
      v 1: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her
           insecurity" [syn: {prey}, {feed}]
      2: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
         [syn: {raven}, {prey}, {predate}]


Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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