layout
an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
the act of laying or spreading out.
a plan or sketch, as of an advertisement or a page of a newspaper or magazine, indicating the arrangement and relationship of the parts, as of type and artwork.
(in advertising, publishing, etc.) the technique, process, or occupation of making layouts.
Journalism. spread (def. 34).
Informal. a place, as of residence or business, and the features that go with it; a setup: a fancy layout with a swimming pool and a tennis court.
Informal. a display or spread, as of dishes at a meal.
a collection or set of tools, implements, or the like.
Cards. an arrangement of cards dealt according to a given pattern, as in solitaire.
Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which one is fully extended and arched backward, with the legs together and straight, the head thrown back, and the arms extended sideways.: Compare pike7, tuck1 (def. 14).
Origin of layout
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How to use layout in a sentence
It really does take an entire book to lay out her case, so do read it.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence | Patricia Pearson | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his speech Wednesday, Obama is expected to lay out a three-stage strategy for eventually defeating ISIS.
Republicans Offer Obama ISIS War Authorization He Doesn’t Want | Josh Rogin | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe needs to lay out a strategy for how other nations can and should help Afghans to reduce the risks of a Taliban resurgence.
Beyond the clear conflicts, where a U.S. statute and the code of conduct for judges lay out definitive rules, is a sea of gray.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer | Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou get people talking about the vision, then lay out the policies.
Al From, Architect of Democrats’ Comeback in the ‘90s, Welcomes the Populists | Eleanor Clift | January 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They could not be made to work hard: they never would lay out their strength freely, and it was impossible to make them do it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.This morning did give my wife L4 to lay out upon lace and other things for herself.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysIt was down among some islands that lay out of the much travelled part of the bay, and not far from the Gull Island Thoroughfare.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithI made fast to a willow; then I took a bite to eat, and by and by laid down in the canoe to smoke a pipe and lay out a plan.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)The house looked like the residence of a miser who would not lay out a penny in keeping up appearances or in repairs.
East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie
British Dictionary definitions for lay out
to arrange or spread out
to prepare (a corpse) for burial or cremation
to plan or contrive
informal to spend (money), esp lavishly
informal to knock unconscious
informal to exert (oneself) or put (oneself) to an effort: he laid himself out to please us
the arrangement or plan of something, such as a building
the arrangement of written material, photographs, or other artwork on an advertisement or page in a book, newspaper, etc
a preliminary plan indicating this
a drawing showing the relative disposition of parts in a machine, etc
the act of laying out
something laid out
the formation of cards on the table in various games, esp in patience
informal, mainly US a residence or establishment, esp a large one
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with layout
Make a detailed plan, design, or explanation, as in They laid out the exact dimensions in order to construct the new display, or Robert laid out next year's plans for his staff. [Mid-1700s]
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