<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.</li><li>the act of laying or spreading out.</li><li>a plan or sketch, as of an advertisement or a page of a newspaper or magazine, indicating the arrangement and relationship of the parts, as of type and artwork.</li><li>(in advertising, publishing, etc.) the technique, process, or occupation of making layouts.</li><li>Journalism. spread (def 34).</li><li>Informal. a place, as of residence or business, and the features that go with it; a setup: a fancy layout with a swimming pool and a tennis court.</li><li>Informal. a display or spread, as of dishes at a meal.</li><li>a collection or set of tools, implements, or the like.</li><li>Cards. an arrangement of cards dealt according to a given pattern, as in solitaire.</li><li>Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which one is fully extended and arched backward, with the legs together and straight, the head thrown back, and the arms extended sideways.</li></ul>