Definitions for lay out

Definitions for (verb) lay out

Main entry: 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


Main entry: lay out

Definition: provide a detailed plan or design

Usage: She laid out her plans for the new house


Main entry: 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


Main entry: 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


Main entry: 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


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