straynoun詞源 1/stɹeɪ/

• 1

  Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

• 2

  A person who is lost.

  • But vvhat a vvretched, and diſconſolate Hermitage is that Houſe, vvhich is not viſited by thee [God], and vvhat a VVayue, and Stray is that Man, that hath not thy Markes vpon him?
• 3

  An act of wandering off or going astray.

• 4

  historicalAn area of common land for use by domestic animals.

• 5

  archaiclawAn article of movable property, of which the owner is not known (see waif).

  • waifs and strays
• 6

  broadcastingmediaradioAn instance of atmospheric interference.

  • This invention relates broadly to radio communication, but more particularly to a radio receiving system used for the reception of high frequency current signals wherever they are subject to interference from "static" or strays of an untuned or aperiodic character.
  • Because of their shortness, such signals are usually easy to distinguish from the bomb returns but, when such a stray is recorded just before the bomb return, too close to be distinguished by ear […]
• 7

  slangA casual or offhand insult.

• 8

  BDSMlifestylesexualityA submissive that has not committed to submit to any particular dominant, particulary in petplay.

strayverb詞源 2/stɹeɪ/

• 1

  To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

  • Thames among the wanton valleys strays.
• 2

  To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.

• 3

  To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

  • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst enemy.
• 4

  To cause to stray; lead astray.

  • Hath not else his eye / Strayed his affection in unlawful love,
  • To ease myself I was compelled to leave my basket behind me, trusting to return and find it, if I should ever reach safety and discover on what pathless hill I had been strayed.

strayadj詞源 3/stɹeɪ/

• 1

  Having gone astray; strayed; wandering.

  • The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.
  • The organisation fills many gaps left by the state, operating a dizzying array of services, including homes for victims of domestic violence, food banks and a shelter for stray animals.
• 2

  In the wrong place; misplaced.

  • a stray comma
  • a stray bullet

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• stray bullet