Re-lay

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/
• US IPA: /ˌɹiˈleɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːleɪ
• Homophones: relay

Alternative forms

• relay

Origin

- + lay

Full definition of re-lay

Verb

1. (transitive)  To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 1, 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.
2. He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.

Anagrams

• early, layer