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lay out

• spread something out to its full extent, especially so that it can be seen.
• "the police were insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents laid out"
• construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan.
• "they proceeded to lay out a new town"
• prepare someone for burial after death.
• "they laid him out in the cabin in a big wooden box"
• knock someone unconscious.
• "he was lucky that the punch didn't lay him out"
Similar: knock out, knock unconscious, knock down, fell, floor, flatten, prostrate, KO, kayo, knock for six,
• spend a sum of money.
• "look at the money I had to lay out for your uniform"
Similar: spend, expend, pay, disburse, contribute, part with, invest, put in, devote, use up, donate, give, lavish, squander, waste, dissipate, shell out, fork out, dish out, splurge, stump up, ante up, pony up,

layout noun

• the way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out.
• "the road layout"


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