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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out
to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate
to pin down; to hold down
to lay (e.g. railway tracks)
to deploy (e.g. troops)
to spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated
畳の上に布団を敷いてぐっすり寝ました。
I spread out a futon on the tatami and slept.
床にカーペットを敷くことにした。
I decided to lay carpet on the floor.
レンガで道を敷いたおしゃれな庭が素敵だ。
A garden with a brick-paved path is lovely.