waylay (redirected from waylaying)

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 [weɪˈleɪ]

vb -lays, -laying, -laid (tr)

1. to lie in wait for and attack

2. to await and intercept unexpectedly

[from way + lay¹]

waylayer  n

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"

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waylay

verb

1. attack, surprise, hold up, ambush, set upon, lie in wait for, catch The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.

2. accost, stop, intercept, pounce on, swoop down on He was forever waylaying me for chats in the corridor.

Translations

waylay [weɪˈleɪ] (waylaid (pt, pp)) [weɪˈleɪd] VT → abordar, detener
I was waylaid by the manager → me detuvo el gerente
they were waylaid by thieves → les atacaron unos ladrones

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waylay [ˌweɪˈleɪ] vt

(= attack) → attaquer

(= intercept to speak to sb) → aborder
I got waylaid → j'ai été retardé

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waylay [weɪˈleɪ] (waylaid (pt, pp)) vt (old) → intercettare
I got waylaid (fig) → ho avuto un contrattempo

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waylay [weɪˈleɪ] (waylaid (pt, pp)) vt (old) → intercettare
I got waylaid (fig) → 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 pysäyttää attaquer לֶאֱרוֹב पीट कर मार डालना upasti u zamku megtámad menyerang sitja fyrir (e-m) (tendere un'imboscata) 待ち伏せする 잠복하여 습격하다 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 襲擊 підстерігати, влаштовувати засідку گھات میں رہنا rình 伏击, 埋伏