stray
/strˈeɪ/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"
Adjective Satellite
(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home; "a stray calf"; "a stray dog"
Noun
an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
Verb
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"
Verb
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"
Verb
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"