lay out
1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (Freq. 7)
- lay out the clothes
- lay out the arguments
• Syn:
range, array, set out
• Derivationally related forms:
array (for: array)
• Hypernyms:
arrange, set up
• Hyponyms:
compart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. get ready for a particular purpose or event (Freq. 1)
- set up an experiment
- set the table
- lay out the tools for the surgery
• Syn:
set up, set
• Derivationally related forms:
set (for: set), setting (for: set)
• Hypernyms:
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. spend or invest
- lay out thousands on gold
- he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit
• Hypernyms:
spend, expend, drop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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
• Derivationally related forms:
representation (for: represent), presentation (for: present)
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
argue, reason, indicate, spin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
5. provide a detailed plan or design
- She laid out her plans for the new house
• Derivationally related forms:
layout
• Hypernyms:
plan
• Hyponyms:
block out, loft
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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