lay out

verb

1. to arrange or spread out
2. to prepare (a corpse) for burial or cremation
3. to plan or contrive
4. informal.
   to spend (money), esp lavishly
5. informal.
   to knock unconscious
6. informal.
   to exert (oneself) or put (oneself) to an effort

   he laid himself out to please us

noun

1. the arrangement or plan of something, such as a building
2. the arrangement of written material, photographs, or other artwork on an advertisement or page in a book, newspaper, etc
3. a preliminary plan indicating this
4. a drawing showing the relative disposition of parts in a machine, etc
5. the act of laying out
6. something laid out
7. the formation of cards on the table in various games, esp in patience
8. informal.
   a residence or establishment, esp a large one

Example Sentences

It was just the vice president, standing before that massive crowd laying out the stakes in the election and offering her vision for the future.

From Salon

Would I like her to lay out her plans a little bit more to potentially expand reproductive rights?

From BBC

These software tools help you lay out your options so you can compare them and pick the best one.

From Salon

He argued that the public were "deeply sceptical" of politicians and the best way to win them back was to set out policies and "lay out the trade-offs".

From BBC

He filed a new motion in September laying out the new case against the former president, which included allegations that Trump promoted false claims of election fraud despite believing them to be "crazy".

From BBC

Related Words

• arrange
• chart
• outline