Pass and Relay

Pass

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Usage example: could you please pass me the phone?

Relay and pass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relay" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Relay

Relay verb - Pass along.
Usage example: Please relay the news to the villagers
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Synonyms for Relay

Pass and relay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Relay".

Nearby Words: relayed, relaying

How words are described

special special pass special relay
normal normal pass normal relay
actual actual pass actual relay
massive massive pass massive relay
Other adjectives: huge, new, final, aerial.

Common collocations

power pass power relay power
way pass way relay way
information pass information relay information
message pass message relay message
Other words: messages.

Both words in one sentence

  • Badly Battered Babysitter Or maybe have all eight Yoshis travel together rather than pass the baby like a relay baton?
  • Any man who needs to relay a message must do so to a woman who will pass the message along.
  • Hyperspace Is a Scary Place Teleporters need to pass their signal through a Xen relay in order to return their loads to normal space.
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