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Definition of waylay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

waylay

verb

NAmE//ˈweɪleɪ//

waylay somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they waylay

he / she / it waylays

past simple waylaid

-ing form waylaying

to stop someone who is going somewhere, especially in order to talk to them or attack them I got waylaid on my way here.

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