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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
waylay
 
SYLLABICATION:way·lay
PRONUNCIATION:  wl
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: way·laid (-ld), 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.
OTHER FORMS:waylayer —NOUN
 
 
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