to relay
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4.6
- verb
- /rɪˈleɪ/
:
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- The Californian was good enough to telephone our crew chief's wife to relay the change in plans.
So they have to relay the Astroturf when it, you know, tears up or whatever.
- So they have to relay the Astroturf when it, you know, tears up or whatever.
Examples
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So they have to relay the Astroturf when it, you know, tears up or whatever.
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After the water damage, they had to relay the carpet in the living room.
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His concerns start to win over supporters among the townspeople, especially when the staggering cost—and the necessary tax hike to fund it—to relay the pipes becomes apparent.
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We need to relay the old asphalt with new material to improve the road's surface.
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The construction team will relay the wooden planks in the hallway as part of the renovation.
Synonyms
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3.5
Put a new hard surface on a road, street, or path that already has one
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3.9
To put a new surface on a road or floor
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4.4
To put new tiles on a surface, replacing old tiles
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6.7
To put new material on the surface of something so it looks new
To lay or fix rails for trains and trams again
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A device that picks up and sends a signal to make it stronger or reach farther
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1.9
A race between teams where each runner runs part of the distance and passes a baton
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4.5
A device that uses a small current to switch another circuit on or off
- Specialized
A switch that stays in one of two positions without power and changes when briefly given electricity
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A device that stays on or off after being switched, even when control power is removed
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An electric switch that goes back to its normal position when power is off
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A small electric switch that changes when you press a button and stays that way until pressed again
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An electrical switch that stays in its last on or off position without power
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A device that makes weak radio or phone signals stronger and sends them on
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An electrical switch that stays in the same position when power is removed
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
This sense of relay is simply the part re- meaning 'again' plus the verb lay meaning 'to put down', so it literally means 'to lay again' and is used when you put a road, floor, or track down one more time.