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prey

/pɹeɪ/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    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

  2. noun

    animal hunted or caught for food

  3. verb

    profit from in an exploitatory manner

    He feeds on her insecurity

  4. verb

    prey on or hunt for

    These mammals predate certain eggs

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