to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.-to wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.-figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.-to cause to stray.-having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.-any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.  used also figuratively.-the act of wandering or going astray.