"catch strays" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catches strays [present, singular, third-person], catching strays [participle, present], caught strays [participle, past], caught strays [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,caught>}} catch strays (third-person singular simple present catches strays, present participle catching strays, simple past and past participle caught strays)
  1. Alternative form of catch a stray Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: catch a stray
    Sense id: en-catch_strays-en-verb-8ljci9kx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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