transcription, транскрипция: [ weɪleɪ, AM -leɪ ]
( waylays, waylaying, waylaid)
If someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you.
The trucks are being waylaid by bandits...
I’m sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.
VERB : V n , get V-ed