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waylay
[ wey-ley, wey-ley ]
verb (used with object)
- to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
- to await and accost unexpectedly:
The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.
waylay
/ ·É±ðɪˈ±ô±ðɪ /
verb
- to lie in wait for and attack
- to await and intercept unexpectedly
Derived Forms
- ·É²¹²âˈ±ô²¹²â±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É²¹²âl²¹²âe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of waylay1
Example Sentences
Court documents show they waylaid permits and put its landlord “on notice†after activists calling themselves Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust threatened them with relentless protest.
Like Ken Griffey Jr. before him, Trout’s mid-career injury problems have waylaid a meteoric career and stalled his historic rate of production at the plate.
Built on the bones of A Bug’s Land, construction for the Avengers Campus was waylaid due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but eventually opened to much fanfare within California Adventure.
Steel, an insurance company vice president before her retirement, and her husband, Rich Booman, discovered the project during the pandemic when their travel plans were waylaid.
There had previously been other investigations, some of which have been waylaid by similar issues.
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