lays out
Presents for viewing
Lays out means to arrange or spread something for display or examination: She laid out the clothes on the bed.
It extends to explaining or presenting information clearly: The report lays out the company's strategy.
To lay out money is to spend it.
To lay someone out is to knock them flat, or to prepare a body for burial.
Ordered configuration or agreement
- configurationArrangement of parts
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
pattern · sequence · placement · positioning · organization · template · blueprint · schematic
Defeats by unconsciousness
- floorsWalking surfaces inside
- flattensMakes level or even
- decksShip platforms or cards
- dropsDescends or releases
fells · prostrates · stuns · cold-cocks · puts down · kayos
Item publicly displayed
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- spread outExtended over distance
- presentGift or current moment
- arrangePlace methodically
unveil · show · reveal · expose · demonstrate · set out · put out · array
Make something understandable
- elucidateTo make understood
- describeConvey in words
- outlineSummary of key elements
- detailSingle small element
spell out · break down · explain · present · articulate · illustrate · convey · demystify
Gives money owed
- shells outPays, often reluctantly
- forks overSurrenders payment reluctantly
- dishes outDistributes in portions
- investsCommits money for profit
drops · blows · splurges · coughs up · expends · disburses · fronts · bankrolls
arrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
- configurationArrangement of parts
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
alignment · pattern · sequence · placement · positioning · organization · template · blueprint · schematic · symmetry
knocks out
Defeats by unconsciousness
drops · fells · prostrates · stuns · cold-cocks · puts down · kayos
exhibit
Item publicly displayed
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- spread outExtended over distance
- presentGift or current moment
arrange · unveil · show · reveal · expose · demonstrate · set out · put out · array · unfold
clarify
Make something understandable
detail · spell out · break down · explain · present · articulate · illustrate · convey · demystify · simplify
pays
Gives money owed
- shells outPays, often reluctantly
- forks overSurrenders payment reluctantly
- dishes outDistributes in portions
invests · drops · blows · splurges · coughs up · expends · disburses · fronts · bankrolls