to arrange something according to a detailed plan, for example rooms in a building, roads in a town, or areas on a piece of land
to explain something carefully and clearly
to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground and become unconscious
to prepare a dead body so that people can come to see it before it is buried
to spend an amount of money
to spread something out, or to arrange things so you can see them easily
A display of local history material was laid out on the table.
I have to pull up my marker buoys, secure my derrick and boom, hoist up the boat, lay out our towing gear.
Joe laid Ken out with one punch.
Judge Brody rapped his gavel, and Scofield called Sean McCarthy to lay out the case against Cardoni.
Not at Will this time, but at whatever lay out there in the night.
She opened her suitcase and laid her clothes out on the bed.
The brochure is beautifully laid out and illustrated.
The city was laid out with the town hall on a hill in its centre.
The documents lay out the principles clearly enough.
There's a desk for you to lay out anything else you're going to need.
They had already laid out a substantial sum for the wedding.
lays out
laying out
laid out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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