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waylay (verb)

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  • waylay — ► VERB (past and past part. waylaid) 1) intercept in order to attack. 2) intercept and detain with questions, conversation, etc …   English terms dictionary

  • waylay — verb /ˌweɪˈleɪ/ a) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. b) To accost or intercept unexpectedly …   Wiktionary

  • waylay — verb (past and past participle waylaid) intercept in order to attack. ↘intercept and detain with questions, conversation, etc. Derivatives waylayer noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • waylay — verb past tense and past participle waylaid, (T) to stop someone so that you can talk to them, rob them, or attack them …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • waylay — verb 1) we were waylaid and robbed Syn: ambush, hold up, attack, assail, rob; informal mug, stick up 2) several people waylaid her for an interview Syn: accost, detain, intercept, take aside, pounce on …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • waylay — UK [ˌweɪˈleɪ] / US [ˈweɪˌleɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms waylay : present tense I/you/we/they waylay he/she/it waylays present participle waylaying past tense waylaid UK [ˌweɪˈleɪd] / US [ˈweɪˌleɪd] past participle waylaid to stop someone who… …   English dictionary

  • waylay — transitive verb (waylaid; laying) Date: 1513 to lie in wait for or attack from ambush …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • waylay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. accost, buttonhole, detain; attack, surprise. See hindrance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wait for, assail, accost; see ambush . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. ambush, attack, lie in wait, entrap,… …   English dictionary for students

  • waylay — way|lay [ weı,leı ] (past tense and past participle way|laid [ weı,leıd ] ) verb transitive to stop someone who is going somewhere, especially to trouble them or harm them: get/be waylaid: We got waylaid by a couple of the protesters …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • waylay — [[t]we͟ɪle͟ɪ, AM leɪ[/t]] waylays, waylaying, waylaid VERB If someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you. [V n] She was forever waylaying him …   English dictionary

  • waylay — [ˌweɪˈleɪ] (past tense and past participle waylaid [ˌweɪˈleɪd] ) verb [T] to stop someone who is going somewhere, in order to talk to them or to harm them …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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