Word Meaning

stray definition and meaning

a. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
a. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.
a. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
v. t. To cause to stray.
v. i. Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.
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.
n. The act of wandering or going astray.

Crossword clues for stray

- Digress
- Foundling
- Homeless animal
- Isolated
- Wander
- Wander away
- Wander off course