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Definition of Waylay

Waylay
Waylay Way"lay` (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waylaid; p. pr. & vb. n. Waylaying.] [Way + lay.] 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. Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those men that we have already waylaid. --Shak. She often contrived to waylay him in his walks. --Sir W. Scott.

Meaning of Waylay from wikipedia

- Waylaying (sometimes called "laywaying") was a term used in the American Old West describing an armed attack whereby the attacker hid himself in ambush...
- of the yakṣa, which is a kind of (bhuta) that haunts the wilderness and waylays and devours travellers, similar to the rakṣasas. Yakshas appear in Hindu...
- Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like ****a Quechua...
- speakers: Zone 1: Ancash-Conchucos (Wáylay) Zone 2: Alto Marañón-Alto Huaura-Alto Huallaga (Intermediate between Wáylay and Wánkay) Zone 3: Yaru Zone 4:...
- warns Nynaeve of the Aes Sedai's political machinations. The Whitecloaks waylay Perrin, Egwene, and the Tinkers. With Aram's help, Perrin and Egwene initially...
- Stephanie (October 26, 2017). "********in's Creed: Origins review — side quests waylay a search for justice". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on October...
- Goblin, whose kingdom lies under the Misty Mountains. Warriors of his realm waylay the Company and take them prisoner. Gandalf kills the Great Goblin when...
- 18, 2019. Roeper, Richard (November 21, 2017). "'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' waylays a winning Denzel Washington character". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from...
- auction. The sale attracts Fang and Romanov, whose thugs Mortdecai and Jock waylay. In the auction room, Strago attempts to kidnap Johanna while Mortdecai...
- of Oz. The "jitterbug" was a bug sent by the Wicked Witch of the West to waylay the heroes by forcing them to do a jitterbug-style dance.[citation needed]...