stray

1. a. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. Source: opted

2. a. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray. Source: opted

3. a. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err. Source: opted

4. v. t. To cause to stray. Source: opted

5. v. i. Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

7. n. The act of wandering or going astray. Source: opted

8. adj. not close together in time Source: wordnet

9. adj. (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home Source: wordnet

10. n. an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) Source: wordnet

11. v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment Source: wordnet

12. v. wander from a direct course or at random Source: wordnet

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