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Detailed Synonyms for stray in English

stray:

stray verb

  1. stray
  2. stray
    – lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking 1
    to wander; stray; to digress; divagate
    – lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking 1
    • wander verb (wanders, wandered, wandering)
      • her mind wanders1
    • stray verb
    • digress verb (digresss, digressed, digressing)
      • She always digresses when telling a story1
      • Don't digress when you give a lecture1
    • divagate verb
  3. stray
    – wander from a direct course or at random 1
    stray; to drift; err
    – wander from a direct course or at random 1
    • stray verb
      • The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her1
    • drift verb (drifts, drifted, drifting)
      • don't drift from the set course1
    • err verb

stray adj

  1. stray
    – not close together in time 1
    stray; isolated
    – not close together in time 1
    • stray adj
      • a few stray crumbs1
    • isolated adj
      • isolated instances of rebellion1
  2. stray
    – (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home 1
    stray
    – (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home 1
    • stray adj
      • a stray calf1
      • a stray dog1

stray [the ~] noun

  1. the stray
    – an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) 1
    the stray
    – an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) 1

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Related Definitions for "stray":

  1. not close together in time1
    • a few stray crumbs1
  2. (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home1
    • a stray calf1
    • a stray dog1
  3. an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)1
  4. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking1
  5. wander from a direct course or at random1
    • The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her1

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