re-lay

See also: relay

English

Alternative forms

• relay

Etymology

From re- +‎ lay.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiˈleɪ/

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• Rhymes: -iːleɪ
• Homophone: relay

Verb

re-lay (third-person singular simple present re-lays, present participle re-laying, simple past and past participle re-laid)

1. (transitive)  To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.

   relay the pitch (football)

   He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

     The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.

   • 2019 November 6, Andy Coward, “Fuelling additional rail freight traffic”, in Rail, page 58:

     BP re-laid and extended the track to provide two half-length loading roads, two half-length stabling sidings, and a reception siding.

Translations

to lay again

• Dutch: herleggen
• Esperanto: remeti
• French: remettre (fr)
• Icelandic: endurleggja
• Italian: ricollocare, rimettere (it)
• Spanish: reponer (es)

Anagrams

• Arely, Arley, Early, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, leary