lay someone out



lay someone out

1. tv. to scold someone severely. (see also laid out.) She really laid out the guy but good. What did he do, rob a bank?
2. tv. to knock someone down with a punch. The boxer laid out his opponent with a blow to the head.
3. tv. to prepare someone for burial. (see also laid out. Not slang.) The undertaker did not lay Aunt Fanny out to my satisfaction.
See also: lay, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IngaING-ah (Swedish), ING-gah (German), EEN-gah (Russian)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian, A
SarahSER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), ZAH-rah (German)English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Maoilios-Scottish
Moran-Hebrew
Shahnaz-Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Bjoern-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish