stray

noun

an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

verb

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

wander from a direct course or at random

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

adjective

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

not close together in time

Synonyms for stray

wanderv divagatev roamv digressv ramblev driftn errantadj vagabondn trampn stragglev errv deviatev

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