waylay

IPA: wˈeɪɫeɪ

Examples of "waylay" in Sentences

Curtis started, to what you have called waylay him in the avenue.
When zombies waylay you, they will not be merciful because you are helpless.
"At the river, older street children waylay girls who come to fetch water," one boy recounts.
They switched their car's headlights off and drove along another street to "waylay" the police vehicle.
A body can waste time on a summers day without having to waylay quite so many resources, far better go go fishin or fling a few shafts (or rounds) downrange.
However, given the potential pitfalls that could still waylay the markets, many strategists and investors are keeping portfolios light on the riskiest investments.
The government does not, indeed, waylay a man in a lonely place, spring upon him from the roadside, and, holding a pistol to his head, proceed to rifle his pockets.
Like Solzhenitsyn said, if the people lay in wait under staircases with sticks and kitchen knives to waylay the Cheka when they came at night, rather than hiding in their own apartments, they could have made it too costly for the Soviets to imprison and murder so many millions.