WAYLAY


Meaning of WAYLAY in English

/ weɪˈleɪ; NAmE / verb

( way·laid , way·laid / -ˈleɪd; NAmE /) [ vn ] to stop sb who is going somewhere, especially in order to talk to them or attack them :

I got waylaid on my way here.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.