v. i. | 1. | To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. | ||||||
2. | To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray. | |||||||
3. | Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err. | |||||||
v. t. | 1. | To cause to stray. | ||||||
a. | 1. | Having gone astray; strayed; wandering;
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n. | 1. | Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Used also figuratively. | ||||||
2. | The act of wandering or going astray. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: alley cat |
Verb | 1. | stray - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
2. | stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" | |
3. | stray - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" | |
Adj. | 1. | stray - not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh" |