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Synonyms
stray (strā)

[Middle English straien, from Old French estraier, from estree, highway, from Latin strāta; see street.]

intransitive verb: strayed, stray·ing, strays. 

    1. To move away from a group, deviate from the correct course, or go beyond established limits.
    2. To become lost.
  2. To wander about without a destination or purpose; roam. See synonyms at wander
  3. To follow a winding course; meander.
  4. To deviate from a moral, proper, or right course; err.
  5. To become diverted from a subject or train of thought; digress. See synonyms at swerve

noun 

One that has strayed, especially a domestic animal wandering about.

adjective 

  1. Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.
  2. Scattered or separate: a few stray crumbs.

derivatives

straýer
noun