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stray
(str/eI/ )

adjective (a)

  • Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not close together in time(adj.all)
    Example:
    A few stray crumbs.
    Synonym:
    isolated
    source: wordnet30
  • (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home(adj.all)
    Example:
    A stray calf.
    A stray dog.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
    source: wordnet30
  • wander from a direct course or at random(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her.
    Synonym:
    drift, err
    source: wordnet30
  • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    digress, divagate, wander
    source: wordnet30
  • To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to stray.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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