Category:Waylay

Way"lay`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waylaid; p. pr. & vb. n. Waylaying.] Etym: [way + lay.]

Defn: 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.