Stray

Stray
Stray \Stray\, v. t. To cause to stray. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Stray — may refer to: * A feral (abandoned or escaped) domestic animal. * Any object or person unintentionally in the wrong place. * Stray or The Stray an area of open land in York, Harrogate, and Redcar.Music * Stray FM an Independent Local Radio… …   Wikipedia

  • Stray — Stray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straying}.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj., stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved road. See {Street}, and {Stray}, a.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stray — Stray, a. [Cf. OF. estrai[ e], p. p. of estraier. See {Stray}, v. i., and cf. {Astray}, {Estray}.] Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep. [1913 Webster] {Stray line} (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stray — Жанр Электронная музыка, эмбиент, electro industrial Годы С 2008 Стр …   Википедия

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  • Stray — Stray, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stray — [adj] abandoned, wandering devious, erratic, homeless, lost, roaming, roving, vagrant; concept 583 stray [v1] deviate, err circumlocute, depart, digress, divagate, diverge, do wrong, excurse, get off the subject*, get off the track*, get… …   New thesaurus

  • stray — stray; stray·er; …   English syllables

  • stray — ► VERB 1) move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. 2) (of the eyes or a hand) move idly in a specified direction. 3) informal be unfaithful to a spouse or partner. ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in the right place; separated from a …   English terms dictionary

  • stray — [strā] vi. [ME straien < OFr estraier < estrée, road, street < LL strata,STREET] 1. to wander from a given place, limited area, direct course, etc., esp. aimlessly; roam; rove 2. to go wrong; be in error; deviate (from what is right) 3.… …   English World dictionary

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