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Princeton's WordNet

  1. range, array, lay out, set outverb

    lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

    "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

  2. set up, lay out, setverb

    get ready for a particular purpose or event

    "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

  3. lay outverb

    spend or invest

    "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"

  4. present, represent, lay outverb

    bring forward and present to the mind

    "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

  5. lay outverb

    provide a detailed plan or design

    "She laid out her plans for the new house"

Wiktionary

  1. lay outverb

    to expend

  2. lay outverb

    to arrange in a certain way

  3. lay outverb

    to concoct; think up

  4. Etymology: to lay + out

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  1. lay out

    Lay out refers to the process of setting, arranging or presenting something in a specified or planned way. It usually involves organizing items in a space, designing information or elements in a document, or explaining information in a particular order for clarity and effectiveness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay out in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lay out in a Sentence

  1. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

    In my lifetime, I can't remember a time when our nation waits for bad things to happen to us. We need to take control of our future now, today I lay out my vision for lifting our nation by reclaiming our power, by reclaiming our money and by reclaiming our influence from Washington.

  2. Mark Ronchetti:

    We're 51st in education in this state, now that they count D.C., and they go and lay out social studies standards that are not designed to fight our literacy issues, not designed to fight our math issues or writing issues, they're designed to divide kids, and it makes no sense.

  3. Yancey Strickler:

    When I talk to my peer CEOs and other entrepreneurs, the sort of vision we lay out here and the ideas we profess, these are not crazily unique perspectives. I hear them from a lot of other CEOs and entrepreneurs, my hope is a future where it is not news when somebody becomes a PBC [public benefit company] -- it’s actually very typical.

  4. Mike Pompeo:

    Over the coming days, I’m going to lay out the mission set, the huge wins, personal stories, and a lot more. Just me, Mike.

  5. Justin Amash:

    My job is to defend the Constitution. I'm laying out the information I want to lay out and it's not about getting on TV or anything like that, i want to make sure that I'm presenting it in the most clear-cut, sober way possible.


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