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 Definitions of waylay  [ˈweɪˌleɪ, weɪˈleɪ]  

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Definition of 'waylay' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) waylay
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.

2.  waylay
to await and accost unexpectedly.

Etymology:  (1505–15; way1+lay1, after MLG, MD wegelagen to lie in wait, der. of wegelage a lying in wait)

Definition of 'waylay' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
wait in hiding to attack
Definition of 'waylay' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) waylay
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
Translation of 'waylay' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to ambush
He was waylaid by a crowd of angry demonstrators.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ingewag, in 'n lokval gel Arabic flag Arabic: يَتَرَبَّص Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: причаквам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: armar cilada / surpreende Czech flag Czech: napadnout German flag German: auflauern
Danish flag Danish: passe op Greek flag Greek: στήνω ενέδρα Spanish flag Spanish: atacar
Estonian flag Estonian: varitsema Farsi flag Farsi: كمين كشيدن و حمله كردن Finnish flag Finnish: väijyä
French flag French: attaquer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לֶאֱרוֹב Hindi flag Hindi: पीट कर मार डालना
Croatian flag Croatian: upasti u zamku Hungarian flag Hungarian: megtámad Indonesian flag Indonesian: menyerang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sitja fyrir (e-m) Italian flag Italian: (tendere un'imboscata) Japanese flag Japanese: 待ち伏せする
Korean flag Korean: 잠복하여 습격하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tykoti, užklupti Latvian flag Latvian: uzglūnēt; uzbrukt no slēp
Malay flag Malay: menahan Dutch flag Dutch: belagen Norwegian flag Norwegian: passe opp, overfalle
Polish flag Polish: napadać, zaskoczyć Portuguese flag Portuguese: atacar Romanian flag Romanian: a atrageîntr‑o cursă
Russian flag Russian: подстерегать Slovak flag Slovak: číhať, počkať si, napadnú Slovenian flag Slovenian: pasti, ujeti v zasedo
Serbian flag Serbian: postaviti zasedu Swedish flag Swedish: ligga (lägga sig) i bakhå Thai flag Thai: ดักโจมตี; ดักปล้น; ซุ่มโจ
Turkish flag Turkish: yolunu kesmek Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 襲擊 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: підстерігати, влаштовуват
Urdu flag Urdu: گھات میں رہنا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: rình Chinese flag Chinese: 伏击，埋伏

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