stray

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Pronunciation
/stɹeɪ/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

2 Definition

One who is lost, either literally or metaphorically.

3 Definition

The act of wandering or going astray.

4 Definition

An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "the stray"

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

2 Definition

To wander from one's limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.

3 Definition

To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

4 Definition

To cause to stray.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having gone astray; strayed; wandering

Example Sentences
  • The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.
2 Definition

In the wrong place; misplaced.

Example Sentences
  • a stray comma