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lay out

lay out

 
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lay
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to spread or arrange on a surface.
The children laid out the napkins on the table.I laid out the sewing pattern on the material.His valet laid out his clothes for the evening.
similar words:
reveal
definition 2: to describe (a plan, proposal, or the like).
She laid out her plan in great detail.
definition 3: to prepare (a deceased body) for viewing.
The men laid their father out in the parlor.
definition 4: (informal) to lie in the sun in order to get one's body tan.
The girls were laying out the backyard trying to get a tan.