stray

Noun
  1. An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) (synset 102125232)
    is a type of: domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment
Adjective
  1. Not close together in time (synset 300596949)
    "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"
    similar to: sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
    same as: isolated
  2. (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home (synset 301453222)
    "a stray calf"; "a stray dog"
    similar to: lost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
Verb
  1. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (synset 201885173)
    "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes:
    same as: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
    verb group:
    • drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random
    • wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
  2. Wander from a direct course or at random (synset 201929647)
    "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    same as: drift, err
    verb group: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  3. Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (synset 200782620)
    "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
    is a type of: tell - let something be known
    same as: digress, divagate, wander

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