What is the meaning of lay out?

Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.
- usage: "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
- synonyms: range, array, set out
Get ready for a particular purpose or event.
- usage: "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
- synonyms: set up, set
Spend or invest.
- usage: "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"
Bring forward and present to the mind.
- usage: "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
- synonyms: present, represent
Provide a detailed plan or design.
- usage: "She laid out her plans for the new house"

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