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stray
[strey]
verb (used without object)
to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose.
to stray from the main road.
Synonyms: ,to wander; roam.
I strayed through the maze of the forest.
Synonyms: ,to go astray; deviate, as from a moral, religious, or philosophical course.
to stray from the teachings of the church.
Synonyms:to digress or become distracted.
to stray from the main topic.
noun
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
The humane society traps strays, spays or neuters them, and returns them to the feral colony in which they were found.
any person or animal who is homeless or friendless.
For a popular girl, she has the oddest misfit friends—her mom says she just can’t help but collect strays.
a person or animal that strays.
the strays of a flock.
Radio.strays, static.
adjective
straying or having strayed, as a domestic animal.
found or occurring apart from others or as an isolated or casual instance; incidental or occasional.
Radio.undesired.
stray capacitance.
stray
/ ٰɪ /
verb
to wander away, as from the correct path or from a given area
to wander haphazardly
to digress from the point, lose concentration, etc
to deviate from certain moral standards
noun
a domestic animal, fowl, etc, that has wandered away from its place of keeping and is lost
( as modifier )
stray dogs
a lost or homeless person, esp a child
waifs and strays
an isolated or random occurrence, specimen, etc, that is out of place or outside the usual pattern
adjective
scattered, random, or haphazard
a stray bullet grazed his thigh
Other 51Թ Forms
- strayer noun
- unstraying adjective
- ˈٰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stray1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stray1
Example Sentences
I also checked back in with Jessica Davis, who runs Boomer’s Buddies, a Malibu animal rescue that helped families track down strays that were scattered by the Palisades fires.
Hazlewood strayed on to his pads and Markram effortlessly flicked the ball square for four before he took off his helmet to salute the crowd.
"I think that his commentary falls very short and very much strays into the territory of inflaming the situation, so I think that he should consider his position," she said.
When she refuses, Spears grabs the trimmer and clicks it on: “The extensions are hacked into lifeless scraps … the stray hairs curl on the floor like writhing snakes.”
So-called finfluencers can legitimately give financial tips on social media to large audiences, but sometimes this can stray into illegal financial advice.
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