lay out
Meaning
- To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
- To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).
- To explain; to interpret.
- To arrange; to design; to concoct; to think up.
- To prepare a body for burial.
- (colloquial) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.
- (colloquial) To scold or berate.
- (colloquial) To lie in the sunshine.
Synonyms
lay flat
be laid out
trace out
have available
impose on
lay something out flat
place on sale
divide among
stretch around
lay in a coffin
mark out the line
Etymology
From lay + out.
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