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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line;
- Example: "lay out the clothes"
- Example: "lay out the arguments"
[syn: range, array, lay out, set out]

2. get ready for a particular purpose or event;
- Example: "set up an experiment"
- Example: "set the table"
- Example: "lay out the tools for the surgery"
[syn: set up, lay out, set]

3. spend or invest;
- Example: "lay out thousands on gold"
- Example: "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"

4. bring forward and present to the mind;
- Example: "We presented the arguments to him"
- Example: "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
[syn: present, represent, lay out]

5. provide a detailed plan or design;
- Example: "She laid out her plans for the new house"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lay out v 1: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: range, array, lay out, 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" [syn: set up, lay out, 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" [syn: present, represent, lay out] 5: provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"