1. Unable to find your way
   "found the straying sheep"

1. Move about aimlessly or without any fixed destination
   "They strayed from town to town";
   - roll, wander, swan [informal], tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond [archaic]
    
2. Wander from a direct course or at random
   "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her";
   - err, drift
    
3. Depart from a main topic, theme, or purpose in speech or thought
   "She always strays when telling a story";
   - digress, divagate [rare], wander, sidetrack

See also: lost, ranging

Type of: go, locomote, move, tell, travel

Encyclopedia: Stray, Tom