lay\ out

lay\ out
v. phr.
1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial.

The corpse was laid out by the undertaker.

2. slang
To knock down flat; to hit unconscious.

A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round.

3. To plan.

Come here, Fred, I have a job laid out for you.

4. To mark or show where work is to be done.

The foreman laid out the job for the new machinist.

5. To plan the building or arrangement of; design.

The architect laid out the interior of the building.

The early colonists laid out towns in the wilderness.

Compare: lay off(1)
6. slang
To spend; pay.

How much did you have to lay out for your new car?

7. slang
• lay out in lavender
To scold; lecture.

He was laid out in lavender for arriving an hour late for the dance.

Compare: jump on, lay into(2), let one have it(1c)

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  • Lay-out — auch: Lay|out 〈[lɛıaʊt] n. 15〉 Entwurf für Text u. Bildgestaltung [<engl. lay out „Anlage“] * * * Lay|out, Lay out [leɪ |a̮ut , auch: leɪ… ], das; s, s [engl. layout, eigtl. = das Ausbreiten, der Grundriss, zu: to lay out = ↑ aufreißen (5)]: 1 …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Lay-out — Lay out, Lay·out [ leː|aut] das; s, s; die Anordnung des Textes und der Bilder in einer Zeitung, einer Zeitschrift oder einem Buch <das Lay out machen, anfertigen> || hierzu lay·ou·ten [ |autn̩] (hat) Vt / i …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • Lay-out — auch: Lay|out 〈[lɛıaʊt] od. [′ ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Entwurf für Text u. Bildgestaltung 2. räumliche Anordnung 3. 〈Wirtsch.〉 innerbetriebliche Standortplanung [Etym.: engl., »Anordnung, Planung«]   Lay out / Layout: (Schreibung mit… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • lay out — [v1] spend money disburse, expend, give, invest, lend, outlay, pay, put out, put up, shell out*; concepts 327,341 Ant. hoard, save lay out [v2] design, plan arrange, chart, diagram, display, exhibit, map, outline, set out, spread out; concepts 36 …   New thesaurus

  • lay|out — «LAY OWT», noun. 1. an arrangement; plan: »He studied the layout of the city and saw its commercial center surrounded by a girdle of working class sections (Edmund Wilson). 2. a plan or design for an advertisement, book, or other printed matter.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay-out — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS industr. in un impianto industriale, un officina e sim., disposizione planimetrica dei macchinari e dei posti di lavoro studiata allo scopo di razionalizzare la produzione 2. TS industr. schema, diagramma… …   Dizionario italiano

  • lay-out — /leiˈaut, ingl. ˈleɪˌaut/ [loc. ingl., propriamente «disposizione», da to lay «porre» e out «fuori»] loc. sost. m. inv. 1. (edit., in un bozzetto) disposizione, grafica 2. (industriale) grafico, schema □ planimetria …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • lay out — ► lay out 1) construct or arrange (buildings or gardens) according to a plan. 2) arrange and present (material) for printing and publication. 3) prepare (someone) for burial after death. 4) informal spend (a sum of money). Main Entry: ↑lay …   English terms dictionary

  • lay out — index demonstrate (establish), devise (invent), disburse (pay out), invest (fund), manifest …   Law dictionary

  • lay out — out / leiaʊt/, it. /lɛi aut/ locuz. ingl. (propr. esibire, esporre alla vista ), usata in ital. come s.m. 1. (industr.) [modo in cui i reparti, i macchinari e i posti di lavoro sono disposti nelle fabbriche, nelle officine e negli uffici]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • Lay-out — Lay out,das:⇨Entwurf(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

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