laysomethingout
phrasal verbwithlayverbuk/leɪ/us/leɪ/laid
(ARRANGE)
C1
toarrangesomething on aflatsurface:
Most of Manhattan islaidoutin/onagridpattern.
Welaidthepiecesof thedresspatternout on thefloor.
to arrange papers, furniture, etc.
- arrangeThe books are arranged in alphabetical order.
- orderThe names are ordered alphabetically.
- sortTen million pieces of mail are sorted every day.
- organizeHe liked to organize his herbs and spices alphabetically in the cabinet.
- lay outHe laid the playing cards out in a precise circle.
- set outShe was setting out the usual platter of cheese sandwiches.
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arrangement
- arranger
- array
- bracket
- lay
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- multisystem
- nest
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
- sort
(SPEND MONEY)
C2informal
tospendmoney,especiallyalargeamount:
It's not everydayyoulayout $500onadress.
See also
outlaynoun
Withdrawing money
- atm
- automated teller machine
- automatic teller machine
- cash dispenser
- cash machine
- cashpoint
- clear
- clearance
- debit
- dip intosomething
- draw
- drawsomethingdown
- drawdown
- drawn
- hole in the wall
- lay
- overdrawn
- takesomethingout
- withdraw
- withdrawal
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Paying money
(EXPLAIN)
C1
toexplainsomethingclearly, usually in writing:
Thecodeofpracticelaysout veryclearlywhat thedutiesof theregistrarare.
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- crystallize
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- non-explanatory
- outline
- rough
- trace