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Waylay

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.

v. To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

v. To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To lie in wait for in the way, in order to lay hold of for some purpose; particularly, to lie in wait for with the view of accosting, seizing, assaulting, robbing, or slaying; take in ambush: as, to waylay a traveler.

To beset with ambushes or ambuscades; ambuscade.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. wait in hiding to attack

Word Usage

"Curtis started, to what you have called waylay him in the avenue."

Verb Form

waylaid waylayed waylaying waylays

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

wait

Cross Reference

ambush lurk

Variant

waylaid

Form

waylaid waylaying

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

ambush

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

melee palay

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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