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- Dictionarystray/streɪ/
verb
- 1. move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place: "dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray" Similar
adjective
- 1. not in the right place; separated from the group or target: "he pushed a few stray hairs from her face" Similar
- 2. (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
- 1. a stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.
- 2. electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception.
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STRAY definition: 1. to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: 2…. Learn more.
: to move without conscious or intentional effort. eyes straying absently around the room. : to become distracted from an argument or train of thought. strayed from the point. f. : to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route. g.
A stray is a domestic animal, fowl, etc, that has wandered away and is lost. The dog was a stray which had been adopted. American English : stray / sˈtreɪ /
1. to wander away, as from the correct path or from a given area. 2. to wander haphazardly. 3. to digress from the point, lose concentration, etc.
When you stray, you wander off without paying attention to where you're going, and sometimes you get in trouble. Stray can be used as a verb or as a noun. Your attention may stray when you're tired and listening to a very boring lecture.
STRAY meaning: 1. to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: 2…. Learn more.
6 days ago · One who is lost, literally or figuratively. An act of wandering off or going astray. (historical) An area of common land for use by domestic animals generally. (British, law, archaic) Often in the form waif (s) and stray (s): an article of movable property, of which the owner is not known (see waif). (radio) An instance of atmospheric interference.
There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stray, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. stray has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRAY. [no object] : to go in a direction that is away from a group or from the place where you should be. Two cows strayed [= wandered] into the woods. The airplane strayed off course. — often + from. She strayed from the group and got lost.
STRAY definition: 1. to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to: 2. to start thinking or…. Learn more.
