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waylay

[ wey-ley, wey-ley ]

verb (used with object)

waylaid waylaying.
  1. to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
  2. to await and accost unexpectedly:

    The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.



waylay

/ ·É±ðɪˈ±ô±ðɪ /

verb

  1. to lie in wait for and attack
  2. to await and intercept unexpectedly
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Derived Forms

  • ·É²¹²âˈ±ô²¹²â±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É²¹²âl²¹²âe°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of waylay1

First recorded in 1505–15; way 1 + lay 1, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen “to lie in wait,†derivative of wegelage “a lying in waitâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of waylay1

C16: from way + lay 1
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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There had previously been other investigations, some of which have been waylaid by similar issues.

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