lay out

Verb (5)

1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line“lay out the clothes”“lay out the arguments”Synonyms: rangearrayset outMore general arrange, set upMore specific compart
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 upsetMore general fix, prepare
3. spend or invest“lay out thousands on gold”“he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit”More general spend, expend
4. bring forward and present to the mind“We presented the arguments to him”“We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason”Synonyms: presentrepresentMore general state, sayMore specific argue, confront, spin
5. provide a detailed plan or design“She laid out her plans for the new house”More general planMore specific block out, loft