Definition of 'lay out'

Verb

1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
      Synonyms: range array set out
2. get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
      Synonyms: set up set
3. spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"
4. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
      Synonyms: present represent
5. provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"

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