stray

[US]/streɪ/
[UK]/streɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. wander away from a particular place; commit a crime
n. an animal that has wandered away
adj. alone, scattered

Phrases & Collocations

stray cat

stray dog

stray animal

stray birds

stray current

stray light

stray from

stray animals

stray capacitance

stray inductance

stray radiation

stray loss

Example Sentences

a few stray crumbs.

capture and impound stray dogs.

Don't stray from the point.

stray cats and dogs.

she was killed by a stray bullet.

straying from the truth;

We couldn't identify the stray child.

a cat that had strayed far from home.

if from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far.

he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.

I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction.

her eyes strayed to the telephone.

men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable.

She strayed from the road and got lost.

The child strayed away from home.

We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.

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