adv. & a. [ See Estray, Stray. ] Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye were as sheep going astray. 1 Pet. ii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Betrayed p. pr. & vb. n. Betraying. ] [ OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + OF. traïr to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See Traitor. ] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matt. xvii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. [ 1913 Webster ]

Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. T. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. T. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the names in the country betray great antiquity. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. The act or the result of betraying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, betrays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Betrayal. [ R. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. contrayerba, literally, a counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra + herba herb. ] (Bot.) A species of Dorstenia (Dorstenia Contrayerva), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To stray. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents.
Syn. -- in-box, in-basket. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To outshine. [ R. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To spread out in array. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Outrage, v. i. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This warn I you, that ye not suddenly
Out of yourself for no woe should outraye. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold documents which have been processed, prior to transfer to a different person.
Syn. -- out-basket. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. [ Written also pourtray. ] [ imp. & p. p. portrayed p. pr. & vb. n. Portraying. ] [ OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract. ] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. Ezek. iv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To adorn with pictures. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Spear and helmets thronged, and shields
Various with boastful arguments potrayed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of portraying; description; delineation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who portrays. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Portray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to stray. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; 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 ]

a. [ Cf. OF. estraié, 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 ]

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 ]

n. One who strays; a wanderer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. traïr, F. trahir, L. tradere. See Traitor. ] To betray; to deceive. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Trays [ OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf. Trough. ] 1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light articles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Trayfuls As much as a tray will hold; enough to fill a tray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. pl. Traces. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Four white bulls in the trays. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Obs. ] See Trais. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Trey a three. ] An old game played with dice. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]