Definition of stray
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost
b : a person or thing that strays
2
[Middle English, from straien to stray] archaic : the act of going astray
stray
verbstrayed; straying; strays
Definition of stray (Entry 2 of 3)
: wander: such as
a : to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits
b : to roam about without fixed direction or purpose
c : to move in a winding course : meander
d : to move without conscious or intentional effort
eyes straying absently around the room
e : to become distracted from an argument or train of thought
strayed from the point
f : to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route
stray
adjectiveDefinition of stray (Entry 3 of 3)
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The first known use of stray was in the 13th century
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