waylay

Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ambush lurk scupper ambuscade bushwhack rob nab jap attack approach intercept prow stop capture challenge
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Antonyms

supra allow away beyond forward accept
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Hypernyms

wait

Derivatives

waylaid waylaying

Examples

The government does not, indeed, waylay a man in a lonely place, spring upon him from the road side, and, holding a pistol to his head, proceed to rifle his pockets. But the robbery is none the less a robbery on that account; and it is far more dastardly and shameful. Lysander Spooner

Close letter words and terms

waylaid Wayland waylandite waylayer waylaying wayleave