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   stray

   /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 wander offgo astraydriftget separatedget lostlose one's waydigressdeviatewanderdriftget sidetrackedgo off at a tangentget off the subjectlose the threadrare:divagate
   • ▪ (of the eyes or a hand) move idly or casually: "her eyes strayed to the telephone"
   • ▪ be unfaithful to a spouse or partner: "men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable" Similar be unfaithfulhave affairsphilanderinformal:play aroundcarry onplay the field
   • ▪ wander or roam: "over these mounds the shepherd strays" Similar digressdeviatewanderdriftget sidetrackedgo off at a tangentget off the subjectlose the threadrare:divagate

   adjective

   • 1. not in the right place; separated from the group or target: "he pushed a few stray hairs from her face" Similar randomchanceaccidentalfreakunexpectedcasualhaphazardoddisolatedlonesinglescatteredoccasionalincidental
   • ▪ (of a domestic animal) having no home or having wandered away from home: "stray dogs" Similar homelessloststrayedgone astrayabandonedunclaimedwanderingvagrant
   • 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.

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun), partly from astray.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strayer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › strayStray Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of STRAY is a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost. How to use stray in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   STRAY meaning: 1. to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: 2…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use stray to describe something that exists separated from other similar things. An 8-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet. She shrugged a stray lock of hair out of her eyes.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › straySTRAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › strayStray - definition of stray by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › strayStray - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstray verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   verb. /streɪ/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to. He strayed into the path of an oncoming car. Her eyes kept straying over to the clock on the wall. His hand strayed to the telephone. He can’t have strayed far.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTRAY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    STRAY definition: 1. to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to: 2. to start thinking or…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › straystray | meaning of stray in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    stray meaning, definition, what is stray: to move away from the place you should b...: Learn more.