stray
part of speech
adjective (a stray dog); noun (a stray, strays); verb (stray, strays, strayed, straying)
meaning for a pupil
1) A stray animal is a pet like a dog or cat that is lost or has no home. tree →
2) A stray is such a lost or homeless animal. tree →
3) To stray is to wander away from where you should be, like straying from a path. tree →
4) Stray can describe one thing that is away from the others, like a stray hair or a stray sock. tree →
5) A stray shot is a bullet or shot that goes wide of its target and hits something by accident. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To stray is to wander away from the right path. The prophets use it for the people turning away from God and His ways, like sheep wandering from a shepherd. Interpretation: The prophets Isaiah and Hosea use it as a picture of Israel leaving God. The tradition reads this as a call to return, since God still waits for His people to come back. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons: do not touch stray dogs; tell an adult, because a stray may be scared or ill and could bite. In stories and walks: «Do not stray from the path». In everyday life, a stray ball or stray sock is one in the wrong place. Phrases: «stray from», «stray cat», «stray thought».
examples
- On what part will ye yet be stricken, seeing ye stray away more and more? (Prophets ISA.1.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me? (Prophets HOS.7.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- A stray dog followed us home. tree →
- Animal shelters look after strays. tree →
- Don't stray from the path in the woods. tree →
- The sheep had strayed into the road. tree →
- She brushed a stray hair off her face. tree →
- I found a stray sock under the bed. tree →
- Never stroke a stray cat; it might scratch. tree →
- Another's stray shot had killed the deer. tree →
note
Regular verb: «strayed». Stray is an adjective, a noun and a verb, so look at its place in the sentence. Do not confuse with «spray» or «straw». Safety: keep away from unknown animals.
In the corpora
- On what part will ye yet be stricken, seeing ye stray away more and more?
- The man that strayeth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the shades.
- Donkeys, llamas and sheepdogs are used to guard flocks, and a guard donkey will chase away foxes and stray dogs.
- Read this: «Nell found the stray kitten behind the bins.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stray» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.