What does the word stray meaning?
1 : having strayed or escaped from a proper or intended place a stray dog. 2 : occurring at random or sporadically stray thoughts. 3 : not serving any useful purpose : unwanted stray light.
How do you say stray in different languages?
In other languages stray
- American English: stray /sˈtreɪ/
- Arabic: ضَالّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: vadio animal.
- Chinese: 走失的动物
- Croatian: lutalica.
- Czech: zatoulané zvíře pes, kočka.
- Danish: herreløst dyr.
- Dutch: zwerver.
What does it mean to go a stray?
Wander off the right path or subject; also, wander into evil or error. For example, It was hard to follow the lecturer’s gist, since he kept going astray, or The gang members led him astray, and he ended up in court. This expression alludes to sheep or other animals that stray from the rest of the flock.
Is it stray or stray away?
1. a. To move away from a group, deviate from a course, or escape from established limits: strayed away from the tour group to look at some sculptures.
What does Philanderous mean?
: to have casual or illicit sex with a person or with many people especially : to be sexually unfaithful to one’s spouse —usually used of a man … her philandering brother-in-law; and … the schoolteacher he philanders with. — Judith Crist. Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More About philander.
What mislaid means?
Definition of mislay transitive verb. : to put in an unremembered place : lose he mislaid his car keys.
What does misogynous mean?
or hatred of women
Definition of misogynous : characterized by or expressing misogyny or hatred of women : misogynistic misogynous lyrics/comments Challenging the view that midwives were the victims of an elite, misogynous medical establishment that pushed them out of practice …—
How do you spell Misslaid?
verb (used with object), mis·laid, mis·lay·ing. to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.
How do you pronounce mislay?
Break ‘mislay’ down into sounds: [MISL] + [AY] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.