stray

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 References 1.7 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman estrayer (also Old French), and astrey, from Old French estraié, from Low Latin via strata, paved road^[1].

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: strā, IPA: /streɪ/, SAMPA: /streI/
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  Rhymes: -eɪ

[edit] Noun

stray (plural strays)

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.
2. The act of wandering or going astray.
3. [historical] An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "The Stray"

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• astray
• estray

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[edit] Verb

to stray (third-person singular simple present strays, present participle straying, simple past and past participle strayed)

1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.
3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

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[edit] Synonyms

• deviate

[edit] Adjective

stray (not comparable)

1. To cause to stray.
2. Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Stray in Online Etymology Dictionary

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of arsty
• artsy
• satyr
• trays, T-rays