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Laydown vs Outstretch - What's the difference?

laydown | outstretch |

As a noun laydown

is (usually|uncountable) the act of laying something down.

As a verb outstretch is

to extend by stretching.

laydown

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (usually, uncountable) The act of laying something down
  • *{{quote-book, 1992, T.S. Shuler et al., Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders, chapter=Design and Construction of Asphalt Concrete Using Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders citation
    • , passage=However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture. }}
  • (publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design
  • *{{quote-book, 2006, Susan Linnet Cox, Photo Styling citation
    • , passage=It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season
  • (military) A pattern of deployment
  • *{{quote-book, 1984, Ashton B. Carter et al., Ballistic Missile Defense citation
    • , passage=The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.}}
  • (bridge) A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract
  • *{{quote-news, 2008, December 26, Phillip Alder, Set the Toys Aside and Listen to What the Cards Are Saying, The New York Times citation
    • , passage=North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown .}}
  • (fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish
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    See also

    *(wikipedia "laydown")

    outstretch

    English

    Verb

  • To extend by stretching
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    • She knew from avalanche safety courses that outstretched hands might puncture the ice surface and alert rescuers. She knew that if victims ended up buried under the snow, cupped hands in front of the face could provide a small pocket of air for the mouth and nose. Without it, the first breaths could create a suffocating ice mask.

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