Definition of Waylay
Way´lay`
v. t.
1.
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
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Waylaid
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Waylaying
.]
Falstaff
,
Bardolph
,
Peto
,
and
Gadshill
shall
rob
those
men
that
we
have
already
waylaid
.
- Shak.
She
often
contrived
to
waylay
him
in
his
walks
.
- Sir W. Scott.
Related Words
ambuscade
,
ambush
,
bushwhack
,
lie
in
wait
,
lurk
,
scupper
,
wait
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