Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found)
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.
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Thames among the wanton valleys strays. --Denham.
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2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove
at large; to roam; to go astray.
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Now, until the break of day,
Through this house each fairy stray. --Shak.
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A sheep doth very often stray. --Shak.
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3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or
rectitude; to err.
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We have erred and strayed from thy ways. --??? of
Com. Prayer.
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While meaner things, whom instinct leads,
Are rarely known to stray. --Cowper.
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Syn: To deviate; err; swerve; rove; roam; wander.
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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.
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Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray.
--Dryden.
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2. The act of wandering or going astray. [R.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stray \Stray\, v. t.
To cause to stray. [Obs.] --Shak.
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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.
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{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.
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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}]
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