HyperDic: waylay

English > 1 sense of the word *waylay*:
VERB	competition	waylay, ambush, scupper, bushwhack, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait	wait in hiding to attack

waylay > pronunciation
Sounds	wey'ley.
Rhymes	AAA ... valet: 40 rhymes with ley...

English > *waylay*: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaning	wait in hiding to attack.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	ambush, scupper, bushwhack, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
Broader	wait	Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
Spanish	emboscar, esconderse
Catalan	amagar-se, estar amagat