waylay

way·lay  (wl)

tr.v. way·laid (-ld), way·lay·ing, way·lays

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

2. To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

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waylayer n.

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waylay

Verb

[-laying, -laid]

1. to lie in wait for and attack

2. to intercept (someone) unexpectedly

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

waylay - wait in hiding to attack             ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, lurk wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

Translations

waylay [weɪˈleɪ] vt (irreg like lay) → atacar

waylay [weɪˈleɪ] vt irreg like lay) → attaquer (fig);

I got waylaid → quelqu'un m'a accroché

waylay [weɪˈleɪ] way irreg like lay) vt → auflauern +dat;

to get waylaid way (fig); abgefangen werden

waylay [weɪˈleɪ] vt (irreg) → tendere un agguato a; attendere al passaggio;

(fig): I got waylaid → ho avuto un contrattempo

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waylay

v waylay [weiˈlei]

to ambush He was waylaid by a crowd of angry demonstrators. ingewag, in 'n lokval gelei يَتَرَبَّص причаквам napadnout passe op auflauern στήνω ενέδρα atacar varitsema كمين كشيدن و حمله كردن väijyä attaquer לֶאֱרוֹב पीट कर मार डालना upasti u zamku megtámad menyerang sitja fyrir (e-m) (tendere un'imboscata) 待ち伏せする 잠복하다; ...을 기다렸다 말을 걸다 tykoti, užklupti uzglūnēt; uzbrukt no slēpņa menahan belagen passe opp, overfalle napadać, zaskoczyć atacar a atrage într‑o cursă подстерегать číhať, počkať si, napadnúť pasti, ujeti v zasedo postaviti zasedu ligga (lägga sig) i bakhåll för ดักโจมตี; ดักปล้น; ซุ่มโจมตี yolunu kesmek 伏擊, 埋伏 підстерігати, влаштовувати засідку گھات میں رہنا rình 伏击, 埋伏