Definition of stray

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Stray (a.) Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err..

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Undirected :: Undirected (a.) Misdirected; misled; led astray.
Mislight :: Mislight (v. t.) To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Stray :: Stray (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..
Miswander :: Miswander (v. i.) To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.
Vague :: Vague (v. i.) To wander; to roam; to stray.
Misguide :: Misguide (v. t.) To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding..
Divagation :: Divagation (n.) A wandering about or going astray; digression.
Aberrate :: Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.
Afield :: Afield (adv.) Out of the way; astray.
Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..
Erroneous :: Erroneous (a.) Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural..
Ranger :: Ranger (n.) The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc..
Wander :: Wander (v. i.) To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject..
Straggle :: Straggle (v. t.) To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle..
Estray :: Estray (v. i.) To stray.
Stray :: Straying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stra.
Amiss :: Amiss (adv.) Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..
Swerve :: Swerve (v. i.) To stray; to wander; to rope.
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