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Word: Stray
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French and Old French estrayer (verb), Anglo-Norman French strey (noun), partly from astray
streɪ
move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place
Short Definition:move away aimlessly from group or from right course
Examples:- dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray
- the military arrested anyone who strayed into the exclusion zone
Word: Stray
Speech Type: Adjective
streɪ
not in the right place; separated from the group or target
Short Definition:not in right place
Examples:- he pushed a few stray hairs from her face
- she was killed by a stray bullet
(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
Short Definition:(of physical quantity) arising as consequence of laws of physics, but unwanted and usually having detrimental effect on operation of equipment
Examples:- stray capacitance
Word: Stray
Speech Type: Noun
streɪ
a stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.
Short Definition:stray person or thing
electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception.
Short Definition:electrical phenomena interfering with radio reception
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