re-lay

Definition

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

Etymology

From re- + lay.

Example Sentences

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