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straying |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stray 1 of 4 senses of stray Sense 1 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => maunder => gallivant, gad, jazz around Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stray 1 of 4 senses of stray Sense 1 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => maunder => gallivant, gad, jazz around Entailment of verb stray Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stray 4 senses of stray Sense 1 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 stray, sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle => deviate, divert Sense 3 stray, err, drift => travel, go move locomote Sense 4 digress, stray, divagate, wander => tell Familiarity of verb stray stray used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stray Sense 1 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 stray, err, drift => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 stray, sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle => deviate, divert -------------- Sense 4 digress, stray, divagate, wander => tell -------------- Overview of verb stray The verb stray has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (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") 2. (1) stray, sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle -- (wander from a direct or straight course) 3. (1) stray, err, drift -- (wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course") 4. digress, stray, divagate, wander -- (lose clarity or turn aside esp. 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"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture") Overview of adj straying The adj straying has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. straying -- (unable to find your way "found the straying sheep") Antonyms of adj straying 1 sense of straying Sense 1 straying INDIRECT (VIA lost) -> found Similarity of adj straying 1 sense of straying Sense 1 straying => lost (vs. found) Attributes of adj straying Familiarity of adj straying straying used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj straying straying Overview of verb stray The verb stray has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (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") 2. (1) stray, sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle -- (wander from a direct or straight course) 3. (1) stray, err, drift -- (wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course") 4. digress, stray, divagate, wander -- (lose clarity or turn aside esp. 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"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture") Overview of adj straying The adj straying has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. straying -- (unable to find your way "found the straying sheep")
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