Thesaurus: stray

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1. a. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
2. a. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.
3. a. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
4. v. t. To cause to stray.
5. v. i. Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.
6. n. Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Used also figuratively.
7. n. The act of wandering or going astray.
8. adj. not close together in time
9. adj. (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
10. n. an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
11. v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
12. v. wander from a direct course or at random