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- lay wait for
lay wait for
lay wait for
To hide in preparation for making an ambush or attack. I'm laying wait for my little brother, so I can jump out and scare him when he gets home! Officer, I think the robber just laid wait for us outside the club.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Rodolfito | | - | Spanish |
| Udi | | - | Hebrew |
| Debbora | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Chuldah | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
| Maurene | | maw-REEN, MAWR-een | English (Rare) |
| Hans | | HAHNS (German, Dutch) | German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |