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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Preying (0.01312 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Preying.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: prey buruan, mangsa, memangsa, perburuan, sasaran
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prey 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: quarry, target, fair game] 2: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: quarry] v 1: profit from in an exploitatory manner; “He feeds on her insecurity” [syn: feed] 2: prey on or hunt for; “These mammals predate certain eggs” [syn: raven, predate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preying Prey \Prey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Preying.] [OF. preier, preer, L. praedari, fr. praeda. See Prey, n.] To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence. [1913 Webster] More pity that the eagle should be mewed, While kites and buzzards prey at liberty. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To prey on or To prey upon. (a) To take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob. --Shak. (b) To seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize and devour. --Shak. (c) To wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away; as, the trouble preyed upon his mind. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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