<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose: to stray from the main road.</li><li>Synonyms: range, rove</li><li>to wander; roam: I strayed through the maze of the forest.</li><li>Synonyms: meander, drift</li><li>to go astray; deviate, as from a moral, religious, or philosophical course: to stray from the teachings of the church.</li><li>Synonyms: err</li><li>to digress or become distracted: to stray from the main topic.</li></ul>