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Definition of Waylays

Waylay
Waylay Way"lay` (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waylaid; p. pr. & vb. n. Waylaying.] [Way + lay.] 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.

Meaning of Waylays from wikipedia

- Waylaying (sometimes called "laywaying") was a term used in the American Old West describing an armed attack whereby the attacker hid himself in ambush...
- of the yakṣa, which is a kind of (bhuta) that haunts the wilderness and waylays and devours travellers, similar to the rakṣasas. Yakshas appear in Hindu...
- warns Nynaeve of the Aes Sedai's political machinations. The Whitecloaks waylay Perrin, Egwene, and the Tinkers. With Aram's help, Perrin and Egwene initially...
- Clement, Gilbert and Moon. Moon usurps leadership of a press gang and waylays Dan, Lambourne and Gilpin, impressing them into service on the Lady Edith...
- element is Poorna Jagannathan as the self-sufficient bachelorette who waylays Tashi on his way to the altar. Rangy, cork****-haired, with a wary demeanor...
- blames himself for Mickie's death and resolves to thwart Osnard's plans. He waylays Osnard as he flees to the airport, but Osnard gives him the slip. Louisa...
- Goblin, whose kingdom lies under the Misty Mountains. Warriors of his realm waylay the Company and take them prisoner. Gandalf kills the Great Goblin when...
- 22, 2017. Roeper, Richard (November 21, 2017). "Roman J. Israel, Esq.' waylays a winning Denzel Washington character". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved November...
- She turned into a Yakshi after being murdered by her palanquin-bearer, waylaying men with her beauty and drinking their blood. Sreedevi or Chiruthevi was...
- of anthropophagic ogre, ghost, or demon who haunts the wilderness and waylays, and devours travelers. Anguane Alberich- an elf king. Later Anglicized...