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verbmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"verbwander from a direct course or at random
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"a few stray crumbs"adjectivenot close together in time
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verblose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speakingtype of:
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nounan animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)type of:
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"a stray calf" "a stray dog"adjective(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
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Examples of stray
- "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"
- "a few stray crumbs"
- "a stray calf"
- "a stray dog"