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Definitions for waylay
ˈweɪˌleɪ, weɪˈleɪway·lay
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Princeton's WordNet
ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in waitverb
wait in hiding to attack
Wiktionary
waylayverb
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
waylayverb
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
Etymology: likely from wegelagen.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Waylayverb
To watch insidiously in the way; to beset by ambush.
Etymology: way and lay.
I will waylay thee going home, where if it be thy chance to kill me, —— thou kill’st me like a rogue and a villain. William Shakespeare.
The employment of money is chiefly merchandizing or purchasing; and usury waylays both: it dulls and damps all industries. Francis Bacon.
How thou lurk’st
In valley or green meadow to waylay
Some beauty rare. John Milton, Paradise Regained.Now on their coasts our conquering navy rides,
Waylays their merchants, and their land besets,
Each day new wealth without their care provides,
They lay asleep with prizes in their nets. Dryden.Like hunted castors, conscious of their store,
Their waylaid wealth to Norway’s coasts they bring. Dryd.
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waylay
Waylay is a verb that means to stop or interrupt someone unexpectedly on their path or journey with the intent of attacking, confronting, or asking something of them.
Webster Dictionary
Waylayverb
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
Etymology: [Way + lay.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of waylay in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of waylay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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