stray

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Synonyms: tray, strap, stay, straw, spray, stroy, astray, estray, scray, strany, strawy

Antonyms: tray, strap, stay, straw, spray, stroy, astray, estray, scray, strany, strawy

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Noun

1. Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
2. A person who is lost.
3. An act of wandering off or going astray.
4. An area of common land for use by domestic animals.
5. An article of movable property, of which the owner is not known .
   • waifs and strays
6. An instance of atmospheric interference.
7. A casual or offhand insult.
8. A submissive that has not committed to submit to any particular dominant, particulary in petplay.
9. Ellipsis of stray bullet.
   • catch a stray

Verb

1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
2. To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
3. To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
4. To cause to stray; lead astray.

Adjective

1. Having gone astray; strayed; wandering.
   • The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.
2. In the wrong place; misplaced.
   • a stray comma
   • a stray bullet

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