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lay out

verb

Meaning

  • To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

  • To arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).

    "She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor."

  • To explain; to interpret.

  • To concoct; think up.

  • To prepare a body for burial.

  • To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.

  • To scold or berate.

  • To lie in the sunshine.