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Noun prey has 2 senses
- prey, quarry, target, fair game - 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"
--1 is a kind of victim
- prey, quarry - animal hunted or caught for food
--2 is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Verb prey has 2 senses
- prey, feed - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
--1 is one way to exploit, work
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- raven, prey, predate - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
--2 is one way to forage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP
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