English verb: lay out | |||
1. | lay out (contact) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line | ||
Samples | Lay out the clothes. Lay out the arguments. | ||
Synonyms | array, range, set out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compart | ||
2. | lay out (change) get ready for a particular purpose or event | ||
Samples | Set up an experiment. Set the table. Lay out the tools for the surgery. | ||
Synonyms | set, set up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
3. | lay out (possession) spend or invest | ||
Samples | Lay out thousands on gold. He laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
4. | lay out (communication) bring forward and present to the mind | ||
Samples | We presented the arguments to him. We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason. | ||
Synonyms | present, represent | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | argue, argue, indicate, reason, spin | ||
5. | lay out (cognition) provide a detailed plan or design | ||
Samples | She laid out her plans for the new house. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | block out, loft | ||