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Definition of Outline

1. Verb. Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of. "Outline his ideas"

2. Noun. The line that appears to bound an object.

3. Verb. Draw up an outline or sketch for something. "Did he outline his major works over a short period of time?"; "Draft a speech"

4. Noun. A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.

5. Verb. Trace the shape of.

6. Noun. A schematic or preliminary plan.

Definition of Outline

1. n. The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

2. v. t. To draw the outline of.

Definition of Outline

1. Noun. A line marking the boundary of an object figure. ¹

2. Noun. The outer shape of an object or figure. ¹

3. Noun. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading. ¹

4. Noun. A general description of some subject. ¹

5. Noun. A statement summarizing the important points of a text. ¹

6. Noun. A preliminary plan of a project. ¹

7. Noun. (qualifier film industry) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To draw an outline of something. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To summarize something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outline

1. to indicate the main features or different parts of [v -LINED, -LINING, -LINES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outline

outlet outlet box outlet forceps delivery outlets outlett outlick outlicked outlicking outlicks outlie

outlied outlier outliers outlies outlift outline (current term) outline form outlinear outlined outliner

outliners outlines outlining outlitigate outlitigated outlitigates outlitigating outlive outlived outliver

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