waylay
pronunciation
How to pronounce waylay in British English:
UK [weɪˈleɪ]
How to pronounce waylay in American English:
US [ˈweˌle]
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- Verb:
- wait in hiding to attack
Word Origin
- waylay (v.)
- "to ambush," 1510s, from way (n.) + lay (v.), on model of Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen "besetting of ways, lying in wait with evil or hostile intent along public ways." Related: Waylaid; waylaying.
Example
- 1. Why may we melee , when we may waylay ?
- 2. She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show .
- 3. This potential future was caught , and the turning of creation called to waylay this potential outcome .
- 4. Marshal 's got men waiting to waylay you back at the livery .
- 5. They know the routes of the trappers where to waylay them washington irving .