outline

Definitions

1. outline (a general description, a summarizing statement)
2. A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
3. scheme (combination of related parts)
4. The outer shape of an object or figure.
5. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:adumbrate, block in (or out), draft, rough in (or out), sketch.
6. scheme (a plot or plan involving devious action)
7. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
8. to draw or give the outline of. omlyn, skets, in hooftrekke beskryf/beskrywe يُخَطِّط ، يَرسُم صورةً إجْمالِيَّه، يَضَع الخُطوط الأولى очертавам esboçar nastínit, načrtnout obrys umreißen skitsere σκιαγραφώ, περιγράφω αδρομερώς perfilar, resumir visandama خلاصه کردن؛ خطوط کلی را ترسیم کردن luonnostella tracer le contour de, exposer les grandes lignes de לְתֵאר בְּקָווִים כְלָלִיים रूपरेखा आरेखित करना iscrtati, prikazati körvonalaz membuat garis besar teikna/lÿsa í grófum dráttum delineare あらま...
9. schema, framework
10. A general description of some subject.
11. A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure: could see the outlines of an animal in the dark.
12. schematic
13. A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
14. A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
15. A summary of a text or subject, usually presented in headings and subheadings.
16. A preliminary plan for a project.
17. To draw or trace an outline of.
18. A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
19. To display or accentuate the outline of: His face was outlined on the lampshade.
20. A setline or trotline.
21. To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize: outlined the major provisions of the tax bill.
22. a preliminary or schematic plan, draft, account, etc
23. (usually plural) the important features of an argument, theory, work, etc
    usually plural

Equivalents

Examples

“From this point⟳ of vantage, we were able to gain⟳ an impression of the massive outlines of the main structure⟳, and its intricate maze of girders.”

“Painters, by their outlines, colours, lights, and shadows, represent⟳ the same in their pictures.”

“the outline of a speech”

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