relayer — meaning in English

English meaning

• relay verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.
• relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.

Senses

relayer is used for these senses in English:

• cut in (idiomatic, dated) To dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.
• relay (transitive, now, _, rare) To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another. [from 18th c.]

relay — full definition

1. verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.
2. noun A race or competition in which team members take turns completing part of the course.
3. noun (electronics) A switch operated by an electric current, used to control a larger circuit.

relieve — full definition

1. verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
2. verb To free someone from a duty, task, or responsibility, often by taking their place.

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