English dictionary
stray
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not close together in time
adjective
- (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
noun
- an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
verb
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
verb
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
verb
- wander from a direct course or at random
Example sentences
isolated instances of rebellion
a few stray crumbs
a stray calf
a stray dog
She always digresses when telling a story
her mind wanders
Don't digress when you give a lecture
The gypsies roamed the woods
roving vagabonds
the wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
the laborers drift from one town to the next
The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
don't drift from the set course