"prey" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /preɪ/ Audio: en-us-prey.ogg [US] Forms: prey [singular], preys [plural]
enPR: prā Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
    Sense id: simple-prey-en-noun-ycmDtAy~

Verb

IPA: /preɪ/ Audio: en-us-prey.ogg [US] Forms: prey [canonical], preys [third-person, singular], preyed [past], preyed [past, participle], preying [present, participle]
enPR: prā Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are preying on something, you are acting like a predator.
    Sense id: simple-prey-en-verb-Wjkr-8zA
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