How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
led astray — index blind (not discerning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
led astray — led away from that which is right, tempted to do wrong … English contemporary dictionary
was led astray — was misguided, was seduced, was led to evil … English contemporary dictionary
astray — [[t]əstre͟ɪ[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them. The judge thought he d been led astray by older children. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something leads you … English dictionary
astray — a|stray [əˈstreı] adv [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estraié wandering , from estraier; STRAY1] 1.) go astray a) to be lost or stolen ▪ The letter had gone astray in the post. b) if a plan or action goes astray, it goes wrong ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
astray — adverb 1 go astray a) to become lost: One of the documents has gone astray. b) humorous to start behaving in an immoral way 2 lead sb astray a) often humorous to encourage someone to do bad or immoral things that they would not normally do: His… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
astray — /euh stray /, adv., adj. 1. out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route: Despite specific instructions, they went astray and got lost. 2. away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or… … Universalium
astray — a•stray [[t]əˈstreɪ[/t]] adv. adj. 1) out of the right way; off the correct or known path or route: to go astray and get lost[/ex] 2) away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought: to be led astray[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
astray — adverb 1) the shots went astray Syn: off target, wide of the mark, awry, off course; amiss 2) the older boys led him astray Syn: into wrongdoing, into error, into sin, into iniquity, away from the straight and narrow … Thesaurus of popular words
Led — Lead Lead (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
