waylaid
Meaning of waylaid
verb, past tense
- stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.
he waylaid me on the stairs
Information about waylaid
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Hyphenation of waylaid
way-laid
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- waylaid is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
waylaid synonyms
Meaning make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position:
Meaning take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force:
Meaning make a concerted or violent attack on:
Meaning take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force:
Meaning catch (an animal) in a trap:
Meaning catch in or as in a trap:
Meaning attack and rob (someone) in a public place:
Meaning approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively:
Meaning keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention:
Meaning obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination:
Meaning harass (someone) persistently for or to do something:
Meaning attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will:
Words that rhyme with waylaid
laid, handlaid, belaid, cablelaid, forelaid, relaid, creamlaid, inlaid, onlaid, uninlaid, unlaid, overplaid, plaid, unplaid, uplaid, interlaid, overlaid, underlaid, mislaid, slaid, outlaid
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