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prey meaning in Urdu

نخچیر naxcīr

/pɹeɪ/

prey in Urdu: نخچیر (naxcīr), شکار (śikār). In English, prey means that which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.

Urdu words for prey

prey; game, quarry
نخچیر naxcīr
prey, catch; victim
شکار śikār

English meaning of prey

  1. noun That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
  2. noun A person or thing given up as a victim.
  3. noun A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
  4. noun Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.

Full definition of prey

prey in a sentence

  • The deer became prey to the lion.
  • The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.
  • Stranded without any weapons, we made very easy prey.

Synonyms of prey

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Questions about prey in Urdu

What is the meaning of prey in Urdu?
Prey in Urdu is نخچیر (naxcīr), شکار (śikār).
prey کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Prey: نخچیر (naxcīr), شکار (śikār).
What does prey mean in English?
Prey means that which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.

Source and license

Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “prey”: شکار, نخچیر. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: prey (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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