verbs
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
"lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
get ready for a particular purpose or event
"set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
spend or invest
"lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"
is a type of (narrower)
pay out
"spend money"
bring forward and present to the mind
"We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
provide a detailed plan or design
"She laid out her plans for the new house"
is a type of (narrower)
make plans for something
"He is planning a trip with his family"