stray
11stray — [strā] vi. [ME straien < OFr estraier < estrée, road, street < LL strata,STREET] 1. to wander from a given place, limited area, direct course, etc., esp. aimlessly; roam; rove 2. to go wrong; be in error; deviate (from what is right) 3.… …
12stray — index detour, deviant, deviate, digress, lapse (fall into error), miscalculate, prowl, random …
13stray — vb *wander, roam, ramble, rove, range, prowl, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander …
14stray — 01. We ve been feeding a [stray] cat we found for about a week. 02. Be careful of the [stray] dogs in the village; they could be carrying disease. 03. A young child was attacked and badly injured by a pack of [stray] dogs that have been roaming… …
15stray — [[t]stre͟ɪ[/t]] strays, straying, strayed 1) VERB If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. [V prep/adv] Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas... [V prep/adv] Crews stray outside to film… …
16stray — stray1 [streı] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estraier, from [i]Vulgar Latin extragare, from Latin extra outside + vagari to wander ] 1.) to move away from the place you should be stray into/onto/from ▪ Three of the soldiers strayed… …
17stray — stray1 [ streı ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to move away from the correct place or path: Hikers are reminded not to stray from the path. The airplane strayed into Chinese airspace. a ) to move away from a particular subject, usually without meaning …
18stray — I UK [streɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stray : present tense I/you/we/they stray he/she/it strays present participle straying past tense strayed past participle strayed * 1) to move around without thinking She let her hands stray over… …
19stray — v. (D; intr.) 1) to stray from (to stray from the subject) 2) (d; intr.) to stray into, onto (to stray onto smb. s property) * * * [streɪ] onto (to stray onto smb. s property) (d; intr.) to stray into (D;intr.) to stray from (to stray from the… …
20stray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estraié, past participle of estraier Date: 13th century 1. a. a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost b. a person or thing that strays 2. [Middle English, from straien to stray] …
