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Associations to the word «Waylay»

Wiktionary

WAYLAY, verb. (transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
WAYLAY, verb. (transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

Dictionary definition

WAYLAY, verb. Wait in hiding to attack.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats