lay out vs gear up

lay out and gear up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay out	No	No	Yes	No
gear up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gear up is a hypernym of lay out; that is, gear up is a word with a broader meaning than lay out:

lay out: get ready for a particular purpose or event
gear up: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Other hypernyms of lay out include fix, prepare, ready, set, set up.

lay out (verb)	gear up (verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
provide a detailed plan or design
bring forward and present to the mind
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
spend or invest