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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