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Waylaid — Waylay Way lay (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waylaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waylaying}.] [Way + lay.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waylaid — /way layd , way layd /, v. pt. and pp. of waylay. * * * waylaid UK [ˌweɪˈleɪd] US [ˈweɪˌleɪd] the past tense and past participle of waylay Thesaurus: irregular past tenses and past participleshyponym … Useful english dictionary
waylaid — way lay || ‚weɪ leɪ v. ambush, lie in wait; attack from an ambush; rob, plunder; intercept, approach unexpectedly … English contemporary dictionary
waylaid — UK [ˌweɪˈleɪd] / US [ˈweɪˌleɪd] waylay … English dictionary
waylaid — way•laid [[t]ˈweɪˌleɪd, weɪˈleɪd[/t]] v. pt. and pp. of waylay … From formal English to slang
waylaid — /weɪˈleɪd/ (say way layd) verb past tense and past participle of waylay …
waylay — UK [ˌweɪˈleɪ] / US [ˈweɪˌleɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms waylay : present tense I/you/we/they waylay he/she/it waylays present participle waylaying past tense waylaid UK [ˌweɪˈleɪd] / US [ˈweɪˌleɪd] past participle waylaid to stop someone who… … English dictionary
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waylay — way|lay [weıˈleı] v past tense and past participle waylaid [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: way + lay to set a trap for (13 19 centuries)] 1.) if someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example to attack you or talk to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
