waylay
verb
[ weɪˈleɪ ]
• stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.
• "he waylaid me on the stairs"
Similar:
ambush,
hold up,
attack,
assail,
rob,
lie in wait for,
lay a trap for,
trap,
entrap,
mug,
stick up,
accost,
detain,
intercept,
take aside,
stop and talk to,
pounce on,
swoop down on,
importune,
buttonhole,
