Definition of: stray

(strā) v.i.
1. To wander from the proper course, an area, group, etc.; straggle; roam.
2. To wander about; rove.
3. To deviate from right or goodness; go astray. See synonyms under RAMBLE, WANDER.
—adjective
1. Having strayed; straying.
2. Irregular; occasional; casual; unrelated.
—noun
1. A domestic animal that has strayed; an estray.
2. A person who is lost or wanders aimlessly.
3. The act of straying or wandering.
4. plural Electronics Electromagnetic waves, affecting a radio receiver, produced by atmospheric electric discharges and electrical storms. [<OF estraier wander about, ult. <L extra vagare wander outside]
—stray′er noun