- waylay way·lay
- [weɪ'leɪ]
vt old waylaid pt, ppintercettare
I got waylaid fig — ho avuto un contrattempo
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waylay way·lay
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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waylay — way|lay [weıˈleı] v past tense and past participle waylaid [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: way + lay to set a trap for (13 19 centuries)] 1.) if someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example to attack you or talk to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
waylay — to ambush, 1510s, from WAY (Cf. way) + LAY (Cf. lay) (v.), on model of M.L.G., M.Du. wegelagen besetting of ways, lying in wait with evil or hostile intent along public ways … Etymology dictionary
waylay — way•lay [[t]ˈweɪˌleɪ, weɪˈleɪ[/t]] v. t. laid, lay•ing 1) to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay 2) to await and accost unexpectedly • Etymology: 1505–15; way I+lay I, after MLG, MD wegelagen to lie in wait, der.… … From formal English to slang
waylay — way|lay [ weı,leı ] (past tense and past participle way|laid [ weı,leıd ] ) verb transitive to stop someone who is going somewhere, especially to trouble them or harm them: get/be waylaid: We got waylaid by a couple of the protesters … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
waylay — way lay || ‚weɪ leɪ v. ambush, lie in wait; attack from an ambush; rob, plunder; intercept, approach unexpectedly … English contemporary dictionary
waylay — waylayer, n. /way lay , way lay /, v.t., 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. [1505 15; WAY1 + LAY1,… … Universalium
waylay — /weɪˈleɪ / (say way lay) verb (t) (waylaid, waylaying) 1. to fall upon or assail from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay. 2. to await and accost unexpectedly: *When Leila was on her way to the spare room to have her rest, Edwin waylaid… …
lay — I v 1. put, place, set, rest, Inf. stick, leave, park, plant; set down, seat, settle; incline, lean. 2. drop, floor, lay low, prostrate; fell, knock or cut or strike down, sink. 3. lodge, submit, present, prefer, bring forward. 4. repose, impute … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Carol Lay — Infobox comics creator name = Carol Lay imagesize = 250 caption = Carol Lay birthname = birthdate = 1952 location = deathdate = deathplace = nationality = area = alias = notable works = Way Lay Good Girls awards = website =… … Wikipedia
fore|lay — «fr LAY, fohr », transitive verb, laid, lay|ing. 1. to lay obstacles in the way of; plot against; hinder; frustrate: »I prevailed on his distraught widow to forelay and defeat the commercial passions and academic intrigues that were bound to come … Useful english dictionary
