an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

not close together in time; isolated instances of rebellion; a few stray crumbs

[ Syn: isolated ]

(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home; a stray calf; a stray dog'

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 rolled from town to town

[ Syn: roll , wander , swan , tramp , roam , cast , ramble , rove , range , drift , vagabond ]

wander from a direct course or at random; The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her; dont drift from the set course

[ Syn: err , drift ]

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; Dont digress when you give a lecture

[ Syn: digress , divagate , wander ]