Dictionary definition · stray
noun
- an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
verb
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment"The gypsies roamed the woods"
- wander from a direct course or at random"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"
- 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"
adjective
- not close together in time"isolated instances of rebellion"
- (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home"a stray calf"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).