Synonyms: set, set up, lay out
Definition: get ready for a particular purpose or event
Usage: set up an experiment; set the table; lay out the tools for the surgery
Similar words: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready
Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Synonyms: lay out
Definition: provide a detailed plan or design
Usage: She laid out her plans for the new house
Synonyms: lay out, represent, present
Definition: bring forward and present to the mind
Usage: We presented the arguments to him; We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
Similar words: tell, say, state
Definition: express in words
Usage: He said that he wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state your opinion; state your name
Synonyms: array, range, set out, lay out
Definition: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
Usage: lay out the clothes; lay out the arguments
Similar words: set up, arrange
Definition: put into a proper or systematic order
Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Synonyms: lay out
Definition: spend or invest
Usage: lay out thousands on gold; he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit