lay out

Meaning

1. 1

   lay sb out

   to knock sb unconscious

2. 2

   lay sb out

   to prepare a dead body to be buried

3. 3

   lay sth out

   to spread sth out so that it can be seen easily or is ready to use

   He laid the map out on the table.

4. 4

   lay sth out

   to plan how sth should look and arrange it in this way

   The gardens were laid out with lawns and flower beds.

5. 5

   lay sth out

   to present a plan, an argument, etc. clearly and carefully

   All the terms and conditions are laid out in the contract.

6. 6

   lay sth outinformal

   to spend money

   I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.

In the movies · 38

• Maybe I'll lay out for a bit.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
• He gets letters which lay out a maze...Zero Effect1998
• So me and Chris better lay out a lineThe Hateful Eight2015
• So, lay it out for me.Inside Man2006
• We'll lay out some newspaper for you. Grab you a can of Febreze.Don't Look Up2021
• Because, look, here's how it lays out.The Insider1999
• I'm just trying to lay it out there.This Is the End2013
• Lay out all the files, contracts, whatever it is, and I'll look into it.Straight Outta Compton2015

Learn it in full scenes

• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
  • The Puzzle Box Invitation
  • Miles Welcomes the Group to His Island
  • Miles's Disruption Dinner Speech
• Don't Look Up2021
  • Kate Discovers the Comet
  • The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe
  • Kate and Mindy Wait Seven Hours
• This Is the End2013
  • Seth Picks Jay Up at LAX
  • Seth Talks Jay Into the Party
  • Franco Gives the House Tour

From the same entry

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• lay about you
• lay aside
• lay down
• lay in
• lay into
• lay off
• lay off
• lay off
• lay on
• lay on
• lay over