lay somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ lay )
1 . SPREAD to spread something out:
Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look.
2 . ARRANGE to arrange or plan a building, town, garden etc SYN set out :
The garden is laid out in a formal pattern.
3 . EXPLAIN to describe or explain something clearly SYN set out :
The financial considerations are laid out in a booklet called ‘How to Borrow Money’.
4 . SPEND informal to spend money, especially a lot of money ⇨ outlay
lay out something on something
What’s the point in laying out money on something you’ll only wear once?
5 . HIT informal to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious:
One of the guards had been laid out and the other was missing.
6 . BODY to prepare a dead body so that it can be buried