Definition of Stray
Stray
stray
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
scattered, haphazard, moving aimlessly;
e.g. She was hit by a stray bullet.
(noun)
a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost;
e.g. She seems to have adopted that stray, she feeds it every day.
(adjective)
to move away aimlessly from the group, or the right course of action;
e.g. Now, don't stray away from the group! her mother admonished.
(noun)
to become distracted from an argument or train of thought;
e.g. She's known to stray off-topic during a lecture.
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