Definitions for stray
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stray(adj)

   an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

2. isolated, stray(adj)

   not close together in time

   "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"

3. stray(verb)

   (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

   "a stray calf"; "a stray dog"

4. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond(verb)

   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"

5. stray, err, drift(verb)

   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"

6. digress, stray, divagate, wander(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stray(Noun)

   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.

2. stray(Noun)

   The act of wandering or going astray.

3. stray(Noun)

   An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "The Stray"

4. stray(Verb)

   To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

5. stray(Verb)

   To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.

6. stray(Verb)

   Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

7. stray(Adjective)

   Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

8. stray(Adjective)

   In the wrong place; misplaced.

   a stray comma

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Stray(adj)

   to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

2. Stray(adj)

   to wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

3. Stray(adj)

   figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

4. Stray(verb)

   to cause to stray

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

5. Stray(verb)

   having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

6. Stray(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

7. Stray(noun)

   the act of wandering or going astray

   Etymology: [Cf. OF. estrai, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.]

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1. Stray

   Stray are a British band, formed in 1966. The vocalist Steve Gadd, guitarist Del Bromham, bass player Gary Giles and drummer Steve Crutchley formed the band, whilst all were attending the Christopher Wren School in London. Richard "Ritchie" Cole replaced Crutchley in 1968. They signed to Transatlantic Records in January 1970. The group's brand of melodic, hook-laden hard rock proved to be a popular draw on the local club scene during the early 1970s. However the band did not have commercial success with its record releases. At one stage Charlie Kray, was their manager. Gadd left the band in 1975 due to artistic differences and was replaced on vocals by Pete Dyer. The original Stray finally dissolved in 1977, although Bromham later continued to play in various resurrected versions of the project well into the 2000s. There are two Iron Maiden connections to Stray. "All in Your Mind" from Stray's 1970 debut album was covered by Iron Maiden, and Maiden bassist Steve Harris's daughter Lauren has covered "Come On Over".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stray

   strā, v.i. to wander: to go from the enclosure, company, or proper limits: to err: to rove: to deviate from duty or rectitude.—v.t. (Shak.) to cause to stray.—n. a domestic animal that has strayed or is lost: a straggler, a waif, a truant: the act of wandering.—adj. Strayed, wandering, astray.—ns. Stray′er, one who strays, a wanderer; Stray′ling, a little waif or stray. [O. Fr. estraier, to wander—estree, a street—L. strata, a street.]

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1. stray

   Song lyrics by stray -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by stray on the Lyrics.com website.

Anagrams for stray »

1. trays, T-rays

2. satyr

3. artsy

4. T-rays

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stray in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of stray in a Sentence

1. Alexander Siddig:

   Maybe they thought, ‘Well, let’s prove that we’re going to stray from the books. We’re going to do something else, and he will be our first example of that.’ So maybe that could have been the case. Or maybe I just screwed up. Maybe I said the wrong thing to the wrong person.

2. Dave Arnold:

   There’s still so much room in exploring new techniques in cocktails, classic cocktails made with standard mixers and the standard back bar are delicious. You don’t need to stray from that. But once you want to get into things you can’t make with classic techniques, that’s when you need to start pulling in newer techniques. This isn’t just for people interested in buying expensive equipment. It’s something that can work in any bar.

3. Thomas Gray:

   Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

4. Alexander Davis:

   One of the main uses of ultra-black materials is to coat the inside of optical equipment to prevent stray light from bouncing around within it, as long as you can create a random array of these nanoparticles that are highly absorbing and the right size and shape, then you should be able to coat anything with it. So there's no need to create some detailed structure to make it work.

5. Anne Martin:

   In the one to three months after Easter, we traditionally see a spike in shelter rabbit intakes, in Northern California alone, thousands of stray and unwanted rabbits end up in the municipal shelter systems, and the majority of these rabbits are under a year old.

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