lay out — verb 1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (Freq. 7) lay out the clothes lay out the arguments • Syn: ↑range, ↑array, ↑set out • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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… … English dictionary
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 — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly. [V P n (not pron)] Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch table... [V n P] She took a deck… … English dictionary
lay·out — /ˈleıˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] : the design or arrangement of something : the way something is laid out The layout of the apartment was good, but the kitchen was too small. She designed the page layout for the new magazine. see also lay out at… … Useful english dictionary
lay out — 1) spend or pay some money He will have to lay out a lot of money for his new apartment. 2) plan something They will lay out their plan for the new building at the next meeting … Idioms and examples
To lay out — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay out — v. place an object out for display; dress something in details; get ready for a precise objective or event; prepare a body for burying; spend money; (Slang) knock a person unconscious n. (Slang) equipment for drug taking … English contemporary dictionary
lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also … Financial and business terms
lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
