waylay

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌweɪˈleɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈweɪˌleɪ, weɪˈleɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wā′lā′, wā lā′)

Inflections of 'waylay' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
waylays
v 3rd person singular
waylaying
v pres p
waylaid
v past
waylaid
v past p
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waylay [sb]⇒ vtr figurative (sidetrack, divert)abordar⇒ vtr
 A neighbour had waylaid Lynn as she was leaving the house.
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