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lay for

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Be waiting to attack; also, lie in wait for, as in The gang members were laying for him in that dark alley, or The reporters were laying for the Vice President when he came out of the meeting. [Late 1400s]

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Words nearby lay for

layering, layer of rods and cones, layette, lay eyes on, lay figure, lay for, lay hands on, lay hold of, lay in, laying on of hands, lay intermediary
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Words related to lay for

startle, accost, entangle, embroil, ensnare, entrap, implicate, snare, seduce, enmesh, entice, assault, trap, surround, waylay, nab, capture, seize, discover, bushwhack