vverb.contactlay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a lineSynset:array range set out
Examples:- lay out the clothes
- lay out the arguments
Derivationally Related Form:array
Hypernyms:arrange set up
Inherited Hypernyms:rangearrangeputmove
Direct Hyponyms:compart
Full Troponyms:compart
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.changeget ready for a particular purpose or eventSynset:set set up
Examples:- set up an experiment
- set the table
- lay out the tools for the surgery
Derivationally Related Form:settingset
Hypernyms:fix gear up prepare ready set set up
Inherited Hypernyms:set upfixchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionspend or investExamples:- lay out thousands on gold
- he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit
Hypernyms:drop expend spend
Inherited Hypernyms:lay outspendpaygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationbring forward and present to the mindSynset:present represent
Examples:- We presented the arguments to him
- We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
Derivationally Related Form:presentationrepresentation
Hypernyms:say state tell
Inherited Hypernyms:presentstateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:argueindicatereasonspin
Full Troponyms:apologizearguecolordefendexpostulateextenuatepleadre-arguespinstand upsugarcoattake sides withuphold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.cognitionprovide a detailed plan or designExamples:- She laid out her plans for the new house
Derivationally Related Form:layout
Hypernyms:plan
Inherited Hypernyms:lay outplanthink
Direct Hyponyms:block outloft
Full Troponyms:block outloft
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something