Definition of prowl

• v. t. - To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
• v. t. - To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.
• v. i. - To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
• n. - The act of prowling.