Definition of 'stray'

Noun

1. homeless cat
      Synonyms: alley cat

Verb

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"
      Synonyms: roll wander swan 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"
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: digress divagate wander

Adjective

1. not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh"
      Synonyms: isolated

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