definition of
[lay out]

[1] #1 lay out v. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments". wn

[2] #2 lay out v. get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery". wn

[3] #3 lay out v. spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit". wn

[4] #4 lay out v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason". wn

[5] #5 lay out v. provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house". wn