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Definition of waylay verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waylay

verb
 
/weɪˈleɪ/
 
/weɪˈleɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they waylay
 
/weɪˈleɪ/
 
/weɪˈleɪ/
he / she / it waylays
 
/weɪˈleɪz/
 
/weɪˈleɪz/
past simple waylaid
 
/weɪˈleɪd/
 
/weɪˈleɪd/
past participle waylaid
 
/weɪˈleɪd/
 
/weɪˈleɪd/
-ing form waylaying
 
/weɪˈleɪɪŋ/
 
/weɪˈleɪɪŋ/
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  1. waylay somebody to stop somebody who is going somewhere, especially in order to talk to them or attack them
    • I got waylaid on my way here.
See waylay in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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