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Definitions for Waylay

[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.
[3] to lie in wait for and attack
[4] to await and intercept unexpectedly

Words related to Waylay

accost, box, skulk, slink, lurk, prowl, bushwhack, jump, attack, surprise, catch, assail, ambuscade

Words nearby Waylay

wayfaring tree, waygoing, waygoing crop, waylaid, wayland, waylay, wayleave, wayleggo, wayless, waymark, waymarked

Origin of Waylay

1505–15; way1 + lay1, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen to lie in wait, derivative of wegelage a lying in wait

Other words from Waylay

way·lay·er , noun

Word origin for Waylay

C16: from way + lay 1

Synonyms for Waylay

accost, ambuscade, assail, attack, box, bushwhack, catch, jump, lurk, prowl, skulk, slink, surprise, hold up, lay for, lie in wait, pounce on, set upon, swoop down on