Waylays - English meaning

verb

Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Usage examples:

Reporters accosted him in the street

verb

To approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way

Usage examples:

They were accosted at a bus stop by someone who said he needed money.

noun

A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.

Usage examples:

Seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush

verb

Make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position.

Usage examples:

They were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy

noun

A sudden and surprising attack on a person or group by one or more people who have been hiding and waiting for them

Usage examples:

Seven commandos were wounded in an ambush., the air cavalry was ambushed and suffered big losses.

verb

Make a concerted or violent attack on.

Usage examples:

The scots army assailed edward's army from the rear

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A slit made in a garment to receive a button for fastening.

Usage examples:

Details like workmanship, buttons, buttonholes, cuffs, and seams are usually good indicators of the…

verb

Attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will.

Usage examples:

Reporters buttonhole officials coming out of the press secretary's office

verb

Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

Usage examples:

She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb

To force someone officially to stay in a place

Usage examples:

A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

verb

Catch in or as in a trap.

Usage examples:

Discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife

verb

To deceive someone into doing something wrong so that the person will be caught

Usage examples:

He claimed he was the victim of fbi entrapment.

collocation

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

phrasal verb

Support and prevent something from falling.

Usage examples:

Concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway

phrasal verb

Display something by holding it above one's waist or head.

Usage examples:

He held up the book so she could see the cover

verb

Harass (someone) persistently for or to do something.

Usage examples:

Reporters importuned him with pointed questions

verb

Obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.

Usage examples:

Intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls

noun

An act or instance of intercepting something.

Usage examples:

He read the file of radio intercepts

verb

To stop or catch something or someone that is on the way from one place to another so that it does not reach the intended place

Usage examples:

To intercept a letter, the ball was intercepted by grady.

noun

A large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer.

Usage examples:

She picked up her coffee mug

verb

Attack and rob (someone) in a public place.

Usage examples:

He was mugged by three men who stole his bike

verb

Learn or revise a subject as far as possible in a short time.

Usage examples:

I'm constantly having to mug up things ahead of teaching them

verb

Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He tried, with three others, to rob a bank

verb

Take

verb

To take money or property from a person or place illegally

Usage examples:

Two men robbed the store last night., elderly people should not be robbed of their dignity.

noun

A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.

Usage examples:

The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb

Short for trapdoor.

verb

Put trappings on (a horse).

Usage examples:

The horses were trapped with black velvet