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Stray

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounAny domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
2.NounA person who is lost.
3.NounAn act of wandering off or going astray.
4.NounAn area of common land for use by domestic animals.
5.NounAn article of movable property, of which the owner is not known .
"waifs and strays"
6.NounAn instance of atmospheric interference.
7.NounA casual or offhand insult.
8.NounA submissive that has not committed to submit to any particular dominant, particulary in petplay.
9.NounEllipsis of stray bullet.
"catch a stray"
10.VerbTo wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
11.VerbTo wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
12.VerbTo wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
13.VerbTo cause to stray; lead astray.
14.AdjectiveHaving gone astray; strayed; wandering.
"The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage."
15.AdjectiveIn the wrong place; misplaced.
"a stray comma; a stray bullet"
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