waylays

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Definition of waylays in English English dictionary

waylay
To accost or intercept unexpectedly
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{v} to lie in wait, to beset by ambush
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To lie in wait for and attack from ambush
waylay
{f} ambush, lie in wait; attack from an ambush; rob, plunder; intercept, approach unexpectedly
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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
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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. The trucks are being waylaid by bandits I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid
waylay
wait in hiding to attack
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