lay out
phrasal verblay somebody out
- to knock somebody unconscious
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- to prepare a dead body to be buried
lay something out
- to spread something out so that it can be seen easily or is ready to use
- He laid the map out on the table.
- + adj. Lay the material out flat.
- [often passive] to plan how something should look and arrange it in this way
- The gardens were laid out with lawns and flower beds.
- a well-laid-out magazine
- The owners have built a gift shop and a tastefully laid-out caravan site.
- to present a plan, an argument, etc. clearly and carefully synonym set out
- All the terms and conditions are laid out in the contract.
- The information is there; it just isn't laid out clearly.
- (informal) to spend money synonym fork out
- I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.