Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out
そろそろ布団敷くか。I guess it's about time to lay out the futon.
2. to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
sometimes written as 藉く
枕を頭の下に敷き、目を閉じる。I put the pillow under my head and close my eyes.
3. to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate
sometimes written as 布く
ひょっとして、報道規制が敷かれているのか？Could it be that media restrictions have been imposed?
4. to pin down; to hold down
5. to lay (e.g. railway tracks)
sometimes written as 布く
敷かれているのは栄えた街と町を結ぶ街道である。What is laid out is a highway connecting prosperous cities and towns.
6. to deploy (e.g. troops)
sometimes written as 布く
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
Literary
7. to spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated