To lie in wait for, watch for stealthily with hostile purpose; to intercept on the way. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for (20) keepc1000 To lie in wait for, watch for stealthily with hostile purpose; to intercept on the way. Obsolete. waitc1200 transitive. To watch with hostile intent; to spy upon; to lie in wait for. Obsolete. aspya1250 = espy, v. awaita1250 To keep watch, watch for; esp. to watch stealthily with hostile purpose; to lie in wait for, waylay. transitive. Obsolete. wait onc1390 With onward movement or action; continuously. Chiefly forming phrasal verbs with the sense ‘to continue to do’ the action being specified by the… to wait on ——1390 To lie in wait for. Obsolete. forestall1413 To lie in wait for, intercept, cut off (a person or animal). Obsolete. belay1470 spec. To waylay, lie in wait for (a person). Obsolete. to lay fora1513 intr. to lay for: to set an ambush or a trap for; to beset the path of; to lie in wait for, waylay. waylay1513 transitive. To lie in wait for (a person or thing) in order to surprise and attack; to ambush. forelay1548 transitive. To lie in wait for, waylay. Obsolete exc. dialect. ambush1555 transitive. To carry out an ambush or surprise attack on (a person or group); to attack from a concealed position; to waylay. Also figurative… counterwait1562 transitive. To lie in wait against; to watch against. to lie for1611 to lie in ambush, in wait, †in await (see the nouns). †to lie for = to lie in wait for. to lie at catchor upon the catch (? archaic or dialect)… set1670 To mark down as prey, fix on as a victim, make a set at; to watch for the purpose of apprehending or robbing. slang. (Cf. setter, n.1 7a.) Subcategories:— set in ambush (3) — steal on in order to attack (1) — make a sneak attack on (1) |
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