- find something, acquire something If I can lay my hands on a slide projector, I will show you the pictures of my holiday tonight. lay out (money) - spend or pay some money My friend will have to lay out a lot of money for his new apartment. lay out (something) - plan something We will lay out our plan for the new building at the next meeting. to lay over - to arrive somewhere and wait some time before continuing a journey We were told that we will have to lay over in London for nine hours before we go on to Kenya. lay (someone).
