verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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

   "relay the pitch"

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From re- + lay.

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