stray - Meaning in Konkani

stray - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of stray in English

stray adjective

1. not close together in time

   Examples

   • "a few stray crumbs"
   • "isolated instances of rebellion"
2. (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

   Examples

   • "a stray calf"
   • "a stray dog"

stray noun

1. an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

stray verb

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

   Examples

   • "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
   • "her mind wanders"
   • "She always digresses when telling a story"
2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

   Synonyms

   tramp

   Examples

   • "roving vagabonds"
   • "The cattle roam across the prairie"
   • "The gypsies roamed the woods"
   • "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
   • "the wandering Jew"
   • "They rolled from town to town"
3. wander from a direct course or at random

   Examples

   • "don't drift from the set course"
   • "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"

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