lay out
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
- (transitive) To arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).
- (transitive) To explain; to interpret.
- (transitive) To concoct; think up.
- To prepare a body for burial.
- (transitive) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.
- (transitive) To scold or berate.
- (intransitive) To lie in the sunshine.
Etymology
Compound from English lay (meadow) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- all-out English
- allay English
- bailout English
- bear out English
- belay English
- blow out English
- boxout English
- brownout English
- buildout English
- but English
- callout English
- campout English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- cookout English
- cut-out English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- flatlay English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- forceout English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- geekout English
- greenout English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- holdout English
- ice-out English
- inlay English
- interlay English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- lead-out English
- light out English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- mislay English
- missout English
- moveout English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlay English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- overlay English
- payout English
- peelout English
- pigout English
- pinout English
- pipelay English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- prelay English
- printout English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- re-lay English
- readout English
- redout English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- turn out English
- turnout English
- underlay English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- waylay English
- wearout English
- whereout English
- whiteout English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- without English
- workout English
- Outing German
- out German
- アウト Japanese
- aut Polish
- layen Middle English
- out Middle English
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- lay
- out
- but
- outy
- layup
- belay
- layer
- inlay
- uplay
- allay
- unlay
- outie
- onlay
- prelay
- redout
- utmost
- setout
- outage
- offlay
- outfit
- layeth
- rubout
- flyout
- layest
- pinout
- payout
- outbye
- forlay
- outlet
- pigout
- outway
- runout
- layout
- re-lay
- outlay
- waylay
- layman
- mislay
- putout
- popout
- sitout
- fanout
- boxout
- output
- playout
- sickout
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- pipelay
- mailout
- outside
- wideout
- tie-out
- opt-out
- spinout
- layflat
- outspan
- hangout
- bailout
- dustout
- laytime
- all-out
- layship
- callout
- overlay
- outform
- sellout
- wearout
- geekout
- lockout
- turnout
- layless
- layland
- outward
- timeout
- dropout
- flatlay
- readout
- jumpout
- workout
- holdout
- handout
- outlane
- ice-out
- signout
- outhole
- outgate
- forelay
- cashout
- walkout
- earnout
- rainout
- peelout
- moveout
- haulout
- outseam
- layover
- opt out
- fadeout
- missout
- fallout
- outlink
- cut-out
- pushout
- outfeed
- foldout
- outcome
- loadout
- outwith
- layback
- outline
- outback
- without
- hideout
- outpart
- outmost
- snowout
- blow out
- freakout
- layshaft
- laystall
- wash out
- outright
- time-out
- whiteout
- slideout
- flunkout
- outdated
- laywoman
- stakeout
- brownout
- thereout
- printout
- speakout
- lead-out
- layabout
- turn out
- lay down
- outthink
- spellout
- shakeout
- interlay
- forceout
- greenout
- chimpout
- pitchout
- buildout
- whereout
- bear out
- punt-out
- carveout
- outguard
- scaleout
- outvoter
- outgrade
- outbowed
- underlay
- outcourt
- swingout
- whore out
- freezeout
- screenout
- outsentry
- outbounds
- changeout
- layperson
- light out
- outstable
- switchout
- splashout
- throw out
- lay judge
- outsettler
- throughout
- kludge out
- outdiffuse
- outwicking
- outbreeder
- outbuilding
- outclearing
- thought-out