English-Thai Dictionary

stray

ADJ ซึ่ง พลัด หลง  หลงทาง  abandoned lost sueng-plad-long

 

stray

N คนที่ หลงทาง  คนที่ พลัด หลง  waif kon-ti-lon-tang

 

stray

N สัตว์ ที่ หลงทาง  สัตว์ ที่ ไม่ มีเจ้าของ  waif sad-ti-long-tang

 

stray

VI พลัด หลง  หลงทาง  พลัดพราก  straggle plad-long

 

stray

VI ร่อนเร่  พเนจร  เร่ร่อน  wander ron-rea

 

stray

VI หันเห  เบี่ยงเบน  ออกนอกเรื่อง  digress deviate han-hea

 

stray from

PHRV หลงทาง  เดิน เตร็ดเตร่  wander from wander off long-tang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRAY

v.i.[The elements of this word are not certainly known. L., G., to wander, to strike; both probably from the root of reach, stretch. See Straggle. ] 1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate or go out of the way. We say, to stray from the path or road into the forest or wood.
2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; as, a sheep strays from the flock; a horse strays from an inclosure.
3. To rove; to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err; to deviate.
We have erred and strayed--
4. To wander; to rove at large; to play free and unconfined.
Lo, the glad gales oer all her beauties stray, breathe on her lips and in her bosom play.
5. To wander; to run a serpentine course.
Where Thames among the wanton valley strays.

 

STRAY

v.t.To mislead. [Not in use. ]

 

STRAY

n. 1. Any domestic animal that has left an inclosure or its proper place and company, and wanders at large or is lost. The laws provide that strays shall be taken up, impounded and advertised.
Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray.
2. The act of wandering. [Little used. ]

 

STRAYER

n.A wanderer. [Little used. ]

 

STRAYING

ppr. Wandering; roving; departing from the direct course, from the proper inclosure, or from the path of duty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRAY

Stray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Strayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Straying. ] Etym: [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj. , stray, fr. (assumed ) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. strata (sc. via ) a paved road. See Street, and Stray, a.]

 

1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. Thames among the wanton valleys strays. Denham.

 

2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray. Now, until the break of day, Through this house each fairy stray. Shak. A sheep doth very often stray. Shak.

 

3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err. We have erred and strayed from thy ways. While meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray. Cowper.

 

Syn. -- To deviate; err; swerve; rove; roam; wander.

 

STRAY

STRAY Stray, v. t.

 

Defn: To cause to stray. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

STRAY

Stray, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. estraié, p.p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i.,and cf. Astray, Estray. ]

 

Defn: Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep. Stray line (Naut. ), that portion of the log line which is veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the stern eddies before the glass is turned. -- Stray mark (Naut. ), the mark indicating the end of the stray line.

 

STRAY

STRAY Stray, n.

 

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. Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray. Dryden.

 

2. The act of wandering or going astray. [R.] Shak.

 

STRAYER

STRAYER Stray "er, n.

 

Defn: One who strays; a wanderer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stray

stray |strā streɪ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place: I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction | dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray | the military arrested anyone who strayed into the exclusion zone. • (of the eyes or a hand ) move idly or casually in a specified direction: her eyes strayed to the telephone. • (of a person who is married or in a long-term relationship ) be unfaithful: men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable. • literary wander or roam in a specified direction: over these mounds the Kurdish shepherd strays. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 not in the right place; separated from the group or target: he pushed a few stray hairs from her face | she was killed by a stray bullet. • (of a domestic animal ) having no home or having wandered away from home: stray dogs. 2 Physics (of a physical quantity ) arising as a consequence of the laws of physics, not by deliberate design, and usually having a detrimental effect on the operation or efficiency of equipment: stray capacitance. ▶noun 1 a stray person or thing, esp. a domestic animal. 2 (strays ) electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception. DERIVATIVES stray er noun ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb ), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun ), partly from astray .

 

Oxford Dictionary

stray

stray |streɪ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place: dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray | the military arrested anyone who strayed into the exclusion zone. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] (of the eyes or a hand ) move idly or casually: her eyes strayed to the telephone. • be unfaithful to a spouse or partner: men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] literary wander or roam: over these mounds the shepherd strays. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 not in the right place; separated from the group or target: he pushed a few stray hairs from her face | she was killed by a stray bullet. • (of a domestic animal ) having no home or having wandered away from home: stray dogs. 2 Physics (of a physical quantity ) arising as a consequence of the laws of physics, but unwanted and usually having a detrimental effect on the operation of equipment: stray capacitance. ▶noun 1 a stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal. 2 (strays ) electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception. DERIVATIVES strayer noun ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb ), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun ), partly from astray .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stray

stray verb 1 the gazelle had strayed from the herd: wander off, go astray, get separated, get lost. 2 we strayed from our original topic: digress, deviate, wander, get sidetracked, go off at a tangent, veer off; get off the subject. 3 the young men were likely to stray: be unfaithful, have affairs, cheat, philander; informal play around, play the field. 4 forgive me, Father, for I have strayed: sin, transgress, err, go astray; archaic trespass. ▶adjective 1 a stray dog: homeless, lost, strayed, gone astray, abandoned. 2 a stray bullet: random, chance, freak, unexpected, isolated, lone, single. ▶noun she adopted three strays: homeless animal, stray dog /cat, waif.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stray

stray verb 1 a young gazelle which had strayed from the herd: wander off, go astray, drift, get separated; get lost, lose one's way. 2 we appeared to have strayed a long way from our original topic: digress, deviate, wander, drift, get sidetracked, go off at a tangent; get off the subject, lose the thread; rare divagate. 3 the younger the men were, the more likely they were to stray: be unfaithful, have affairs, philander; informal play around, carry on, play the field. 4 he had strayed from the path of righteousness: sin, transgress, err, go astray, go wrong, do wrong, stray from the straight and narrow, go down the primrose path, fall from grace; archaic trespass. ▶adjective 1 a stray dog: homeless, lost, strayed, gone astray; abandoned, unclaimed; wandering, vagrant. 2 she was killed by a stray bullet: random, chance, accidental, freak, unexpected, casual, haphazard; odd, isolated, lone, single; scattered, occasional, incidental. ▶noun the council employs two wardens to deal with strays: homeless animal, stray dog /cat; homeless person, waif, foundling; in Asia pye-dog. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD stray, wander, roam, rove, range See wander . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stray

stray /streɪ /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈人 乗り物 動物などが 〉道に迷う ; «…から » 横道へそれる , はぐれる , それてさまよう «from » ; «…に » 迷い込む «into , onto » ▸ stray from the path 道からはずれる ▸ The monkey strayed into villages in search of food .サルは食物を探すうち村に迷い込んだ 2 〈話 考えなどが 〉 «…から /…へ » 横道にそれる , 脱線する «from /into , onto » ; 〈視線 気持ちなどが 〉あちこち移る , それる ▸ stray from the subject [point ]〈話などが 〉脱線する ▸ stray from the faith [norm ]信念 [規範 ]からはずれる ▸ I find my mind straying .どうも気が散る [集中できない ]3 不倫をする .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 迷い出た , はぐれた 〈動物など 〉(lost ); 家のない ▸ a stray cat のらネコ 2 時折の , まばらな , 散在する , それた ; ほつれた 〈髪など 〉▸ a stray customer 時たまの客 ▸ a stray bullet 流れ弾 名詞 複 ～s C 1 迷い出た [飼い主のいない ]動物 .2 家のない子供 ▸ waifs and strays 放浪児 [者 ]たち ; 見捨てられた動物たち 3 ｟くだけて ｠本来あるべき所からはずれている人 [物 ].4 〘通信 〙〖～s 〗空電 .