waylay

Main Entry:
waylay [wey-ley, wey-ley]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: intercept, ambush
Synonyms: accost, ambuscade, assail, attack, box*, bushwhack, catch, hold up, jump, lay for, lie in wait, lurk, pounce on, prowl, set upon, skulk, slink, surprise, swoop down on
Antonyms: allow, forward
Main Entry: hold up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rob
Synonyms: burglarize, mug, steal from, stick up, waylay
Antonyms: give
Main Entry: kidnap
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abduct; hold for ransom
Synonyms: body snatch, bundle off, capture, carry away, carry off, coax, decoy, entice, grab, hijack, impress, inveigh, lay hands on, lure, make off with, pirate, remove, run away with, seduce, seize, shanghai, skyjack, snatch, spirit away, steal, waylay
Main Entry: surprise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sneak up on; catch
Synonyms: ambush, burst in on, bushwhack, capture, catch in the act, catch off-balance, catch off-guard, catch red-handed, catch unawares, come down on, discover, drop in on, grab, grasp, lay for, lie in wait, nab, seize, spring on, startle, take, take by surprise, waylay
Notes: amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning'
Antonyms: expect
Main Entry: ambuscade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ambush
Synonyms: attack, bushwhack, ensnare, surprise, trap, waylay
Main Entry: bushwhack
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ambush
Synonyms: assault, attack, surprise, waylay
Related Words
Main Entry: surprise
Part of Speech: noun, verb
Related
Adjectives:
anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Ambush. [Means of concealment].
Synonyms:
-nouns
hiding place; secret place, secret drawer; recess, hold, holes and corners; closet, crypt, adytum, abditory, oubliette., ambush, ambuscade; stalking horse; lurking hole, lurking place; secret path, back stairs; retreat (refuge)., screen, cover, shade, blinker; veil, curtain, blind, cloak, cloud., mask, visor, vizor, disguise, masquerade dress, domino., pitfall (source of danger); trap (snare).
-verbs
lie in ambush (hide oneself); lie in wait for; set a trap for (deceive); ambuscade, ambush.
-adverbs
aux aguets.
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