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Stray
streɪ
Stray definitions
verb
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strays
- move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place
"dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray"
wander off go astray drift get separated digress deviate wander drift get sidetracked go off at a tangent- (of the eyes or a hand) move idly or casually
"her eyes strayed to the telephone"
- be unfaithful to a spouse or partner
"men who stray are sometimes seen as more exciting and desirable"
- wander or roam
"over these mounds the shepherd strays"
adjective
stray
- not in the right place; separated from the group or target
"he pushed a few stray hairs from her face"
- (of a domestic animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
"stray dogs"
- (of a physical quantity) arising as a consequence of the laws of physics, but unwanted and usually having a detrimental effect on the operation of equipment
"stray capacitance"
noun
stray
strays
- a stray person or thing, especially a domestic animalhomeless animal stray dog/cat
- electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception