English dictionary

waylay

/w/eI/'l/eI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

wait in hiding to attack

verb.competition

Synonyms ambuscade ambush bushwhack lie in wait lurk scupper

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

verb

Source: webster1913