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stray

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1. stray - Noun

2. stray - Adjective

3. stray - Verb

4. stray - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

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

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

To cause to stray.

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

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.

The act of wandering or going astray.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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