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relay

/ relay /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of relaying something
Type of:
passage handing over
noun Sense 2
electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
Type of:
electrical device
Has parts:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
verb Sense 3
pass along
"Please relay the news to the villagers"
Type of:
communicate pass on pass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
control or operate by relay
Type of:
operate control
Derived:
electrical relay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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passage handing over electrical device communicate pass on pass operate control