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WAYLAY
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Irregular inflected form: waylaid
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they waylay ... he / she / it waylays
Past simple: waylaid
Past participle: waylaid
-ing form: waylaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wait in hiding to attack
Synonyms:
ambuscade; ambush; bushwhack; lie in wait; lurk; scupper; waylay
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "waylay" is one way to...):
wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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