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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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- English (US)
STRAY meaning: 1. to travel along a route that was not...
- Znaczenie Stray, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
stray definicja: 1. to travel along a route that was not...
- Stray Spanish Translation
STRAY translate: callejero, abandonado, acabar en, divagar,...
- Stray: Thai Translation
stray - translate into Thai with the English-Thai Dictionary...
- Stray: Russian Translation
STRAY translate: сбиться с пути, заблудиться , отклоняться,...
- Stray: Arabic Translation
STRAY translate: شارِد / ضالّ. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Stray Turkish Translation
STRAY translate: farkında olmadan uzaklaşmak; kaybolmak,...
- Stray: German Translation
STRAY translate: sich verlaufen, abkommen, der Streuner,...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of stray as a noun, verb, and adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use stray in a sentence and how it differs from irony.
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 /
Learn the meaning of stray as a verb, noun and adjective, with synonyms and related words. See how to use stray in sentences about animals, directions, thoughts and 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.
Stray can be a verb, an adjective or a noun. As a verb, it means to move away from the right place or to change the topic. As an adjective, it means lost or separated. As a noun, it means a lost animal.
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.
