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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 roam about without fixed direction or purpose. c. : to move in a winding course : meander. d. : to move without conscious or intentional effort.
STRAY meaning: 1. to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: 2…. Learn more.
Stray definition: to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose. See examples of STRAY used in a sentence.
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 /
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.
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.
Stray definition: To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner.
STRAY definition: 1. to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to: 2. to start thinking or…. Learn more.
Jun 21, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] stray (plural strays) Any domestic animal that has no enclosure nor proper place and company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray. 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.
