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    WAYLAY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: waylaid  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they waylay  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it waylays  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: waylaid  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: waylaid  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: waylaying  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Wait in hiding to attackplay

    Synonyms:

    ambuscade; ambush; bushwhack; lie in wait; lurk; scupper; waylay

    Classified under:

    Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

    Hypernyms (to "waylay" is one way to...):

    wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

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