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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stray \Stray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straying}.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj., stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved road. See {Street}, and {Stray}, a.] 1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. [1913 Webster] Thames among the wanton valleys strays. --Denham. [1913 Webster] 2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray. [1913 Webster] Now, until the break of day, Through this house each fairy stray. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A sheep doth very often stray. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err. [1913 Webster] We have erred and strayed from thy ways. --??? of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] While meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] Syn: To deviate; err; swerve; rove; roam; wander. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stray \Stray\, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of wandering or going astray. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stray \Stray\, v. t. To cause to stray. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stray \Stray\, a. [Cf. OF. estrai['e], p. p. of estraier. See {Stray}, v. i., and cf. {Astray}, {Estray}.] Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep. [1913 Webster] {Stray line} (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the stern eddies before the glass is turned. {Stray mark} (Naut.), the mark indicating the end of the stray line. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: stray adj 1: not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs" [syn: {isolated}, {stray}] 2: (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home; "a stray calf"; "a stray dog" n 1: an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}] 2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: {stray}, {err}, {drift}] 3: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" [syn: {digress}, {stray}, {divagate}, {wander}]