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waylay

/weɪˈleɪ/

US pronunciation

American sound/weɪˈleɪ/

weɪˈleɪ

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final y vowel sound

weɪ - ˈleɪ -> waylay

Myanmar meaning

(v.t) လမ်းကစောင့်နေသည်။

Full entry

waylay /weÇ'leÇ/ v

(pt, pp waylaid /-'leÇd/) (စစ်ဆေး မေးမြန်းရန်၊ တိုက်ခိုက်ရန်)လမ်းကဆီး၍စောင့်သည်၊ ကြို၍စောင့်သည်။ I got waylaid on my way to work by some tourists who'd got lost.

More examples

[get/be waylaid] : We got waylaid by a couple of the protesters.

Synonyms

accost, intercept, buttonhole, ambush, bushwhack, surprise, lay in wait for, approach, stop, ambuscade, assail, attack, box, catch, hold up, jump, lay for, lie in wait, lurk, nail, pounce on, prowl, set upon, skulk, slink, swoop down on

Antonyms

Cross references

accost intercept buttonhole ambush bushwhack surprise lay in wait for approach stop ambuscade assail attack box catch hold up jump lay for lie in wait lurk nail pounce on prowl set upon skulk slink swoop down on allow forward

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