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way⋅lay

  [wey-ley, wey-ley]
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–verb (used with object), -laid, -lay⋅ing.
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.
Origin:
1505–15; way 1 + lay 1 , after MLG, MD wegelagen to lie in wait, deriv. of wegelage a lying in wait

Related forms:
waylayer, noun
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way·lay   (wā'lā')   
tr.v.   way·laid (-lād'), way·lay·ing, way·lays

  1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.

  2. To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

way'lay'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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