Antonyms for laid out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ley |
| Phonetic Transcription : leɪ |
Definition of laid out
Origin :- Old English lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from Proto-Germanic *lagjanan (cf. Old Saxon leggian, Old Norse leggja, Old Frisian ledza, Middle Dutch legghan, Dutch leggen, Old High German lecken, German legen, Gothic lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2). As a noun, from 1550s, "act of laying." Meaning "way in which something is laid" (e.g. lay of the land) first recorded 1819.
- Meaning "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, probably from sense of "deposit" (which was in Old English, as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a phrase frequently met in the Bible. The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767. To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839. To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary Old English sense.
- verb spend money
- verb design, plan
- I notice a person 'most always does that's got laid out in an argument.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- They headed in the direction the trapper had laid out for them.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- "They're laid out along the fence, waitin' fer ye," he warned them.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- He had laid out a fortune for what the three thieves were stealing from him.
- Extract from : « Satellite System » by Horace Brown Fyfe
- He had, therefore, laid out a different plan of conduct for himself.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
- Jim came downstairs, arrayed in the suit which Hephzy had laid out for him.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I've laid out some dry things for you on the bed and some of Joshua's, too.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Herman drew water in the bathroom and laid out snowy towels.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- I know the sum you've laid out already, in working this thing.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- The latter is laid out in a semicircle, and is crowned by cupolas and minarets.
- Extract from : « Hampstead and Marylebone » by Geraldine Edith Mitton
Synonyms for laid out
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