stray(noun) homeless cat
(verb) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
(verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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 ro
(verb) wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
(adjective satellite) not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh"
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