stray

Definitions

1. 1adjective

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

2. 2adjective

   To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.

3. 3adjective

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

4. 4transitive verb

   To cause to stray.

5. 5intransitive verb

   Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

   The act of wandering or going astray.

8. 8noun

   an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

9. 9verb

   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"

   Synonyms

   digressdivagatewander
10. 10verb

    move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    "The gypsies roamed the woods"

    "roving vagabonds"

    Synonyms

    castdriftramblerangeroamrollroveswantrampvagabondwander
11. 11verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    drifterr
12. 12adjective

    not close together in time

    "isolated instances of rebellion"

    "a few stray crumbs"

    Synonyms

    isolated
13. 13adjective

    (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

    "a stray calf"

    "a stray dog"