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English noun: relay | |||
| 1. | relay (act) the act of passing something along from one person or group to another | ||
| Samples | The relay was successful. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | handing over, passage | ||
| 2. | relay (group) a crew of workers who relieve another crew | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift | ||
| 3. | relay (group) a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | team | ||
| 4. | relay (event) a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance | ||
| Synonyms | relay race | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | race | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | torch race | ||
| 5. | relay (artifact) electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit | ||
| Synonyms | electrical relay | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
| Part holonym | electromagnet | ||
| Part meronym | circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | ||
English verb: relay | |||
| 1. | relay (communication) pass along | ||
| Samples | Please relay the news to the villagers. | ||
| Examples | They relay them the information, They relay the information to them | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across | ||
| 2. | relay (contact) control or operate by relay | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, operate | ||
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