waylaid

Meaning of waylaid

verb, past tense
  1. 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

  • It is a verb.
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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:

ambush

Meaning take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force:

attack

Meaning make a concerted or violent attack on:

assail

Meaning take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force:

rob

Meaning catch (an animal) in a trap:

trap

Meaning catch in or as in a trap:

entrap

Meaning attack and rob (someone) in a public place:

mug

Meaning approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively:

accost

Meaning keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention:

detain

Meaning obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination:

intercept

Meaning harass (someone) persistently for or to do something:

importune

Meaning attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will:

buttonhole

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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