[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. or [lay out in lavender] {slang} To scold; lecture.
* /He was laid out in lavender for arriving an hour late for the dance./
Compare: JUMP ON, LAY INTO(2), LET HAVE IT(1c).
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