Way·lay v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waylaid p. pr. & vb. n. Waylaying.] 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.
Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those men that we have already waylaid. --Shak.
She often contrived to waylay him in his walks. --Sir W. Scott.
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waylay
v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack,
lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
[also: waylaid]