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lay out
verb
- to arrange or spread out
- to prepare (a corpse) for burial or cremation
- to plan or contrive
- informal.to spend (money), esp lavishly
- informal.to knock unconscious
- informal.to exert (oneself) or put (oneself) to an effort
he laid himself out to please us
noun
- the arrangement or plan of something, such as a building
- the arrangement of written material, photographs, or other artwork on an advertisement or page in a book, newspaper, etc
- a preliminary plan indicating this
- a drawing showing the relative disposition of parts in a machine, etc
- the act of laying out
- something laid out
- the formation of cards on the table in various games, esp in patience
- informal.a residence or establishment, esp a large one
Example Sentences
One thing Mara said he did not do was demand more money or lay out a series of demands that would need to be met for him to remain at UCLA.
That same day, she will release her budget for 2025-26, laying out her plan for addressing yet another huge problem: the city’s financial crisis.
The sophistication is there in its style and confidence, in how it lays out this story with the clean, cruel menace of a poker dealer who has planned out exactly how the house will win.
Said Haidl: “The ball kind of floated. I had to lay out. I’ve always played outfield my whole life. It’s second nature.”
A chart laying out the new tariffs contends the charges by other nations include “currency manipulation and trade barriers.”
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