(v. t.) A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.
(v. t.) A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.
(v. t.) The body of troops lying in ambush.
(v. t.) To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.
(v. t.) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
(v. i.) To lie in ambush.
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Waylay
Definition:
(v. t.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) It was about 4pm before I got inside the martyrs' cemetery; people kept waylaying me, wanting to show me their destroyed houses and asking why the journalists didn't come and show what the Americans had done to Falluja.