Meaning Of Stray

a.

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

a.

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

a.

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

v. t.

To cause to stray.

v. i.

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

n.

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.

n.

The act of wandering or going astray.