lay out

lay out
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "lay out":
present tense I/you/we/they lay out he/she/it lays out present participle laying out past tense laid out past participle laid out
1) to spread something out, or to arrange things so you can see them easily

She opened her suitcase and laid her clothes out on the bed.

A display of local history material was laid out on the table.

2) to explain something carefully and clearly

The documents lay out the principles clearly enough.

3) 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

The city was laid out with the town hall on a hill in its centre.

The brochure is beautifully laid out and illustrated.

4) informal to spend an amount of money
lay out something for something:

They had already laid out a substantial sum for the wedding.

5) informal to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground and become unconscious

Joe laid Ken out with one punch.

6) to prepare a dead body so that people can come to see it before it is buried

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Lay-out — Lay out, Lay·out [ leː|aut] das; s, s; die Anordnung des Textes und der Bilder in einer Zeitung, einer Zeitschrift oder einem Buch <das Lay out machen, anfertigen> || hierzu lay·ou·ten [ |autn̩] (hat) Vt / i …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • Lay-out — auch: Lay|out 〈[lɛıaʊt] od. [′ ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Entwurf für Text u. Bildgestaltung 2. räumliche Anordnung 3. 〈Wirtsch.〉 innerbetriebliche Standortplanung [Etym.: engl., »Anordnung, Planung«]   Lay out / Layout: (Schreibung mit… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • lay out — [v1] spend money disburse, expend, give, invest, lend, outlay, pay, put out, put up, shell out*; concepts 327,341 Ant. hoard, save lay out [v2] design, plan arrange, chart, diagram, display, exhibit, map, outline, set out, spread out; concepts 36 …   New thesaurus

  • lay|out — «LAY OWT», noun. 1. an arrangement; plan: »He studied the layout of the city and saw its commercial center surrounded by a girdle of working class sections (Edmund Wilson). 2. a plan or design for an advertisement, book, or other printed matter.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay-out — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS industr. in un impianto industriale, un officina e sim., disposizione planimetrica dei macchinari e dei posti di lavoro studiata allo scopo di razionalizzare la produzione 2. TS industr. schema, diagramma… …   Dizionario italiano

  • lay-out — /leiˈaut, ingl. ˈleɪˌaut/ [loc. ingl., propriamente «disposizione», da to lay «porre» e out «fuori»] loc. sost. m. inv. 1. (edit., in un bozzetto) disposizione, grafica 2. (industriale) grafico, schema □ planimetria …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • lay out — ► lay out 1) construct or arrange (buildings or gardens) according to a plan. 2) arrange and present (material) for printing and publication. 3) prepare (someone) for burial after death. 4) informal spend (a sum of money). Main Entry: ↑lay …   English terms dictionary

  • lay out — index demonstrate (establish), devise (invent), disburse (pay out), invest (fund), manifest …   Law dictionary

  • lay out — out / leiaʊt/, it. /lɛi aut/ locuz. ingl. (propr. esibire, esporre alla vista ), usata in ital. come s.m. 1. (industr.) [modo in cui i reparti, i macchinari e i posti di lavoro sono disposti nelle fabbriche, nelle officine e negli uffici]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • Lay-out — Lay out,das:⇨Entwurf(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

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