Search Result for "outline": 1. the line that appears to bound
an object; [syn: outline, lineation] 2. a sketchy summary of the
main points of an argument or theory; [syn: outline, synopsis,
abstract, precis] 3. a schematic or preliminary plan; [syn:
outline, schema, scheme] 1. describe roughly or briefly or give
the main points or summary of; - Example: "sketch the outline of
the book" - Example: "outline his ideas" [syn: sketch, outline,
adumbrate] 2. draw up an outline or sketch for something; -
Example: "draft a speech" [syn: draft, outline] 3. trace the
shape of; [syn: delineate, limn, outline] The Collaborative
International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Outline \Out"line`\,
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlined; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlining.] 1. To
draw the outline of. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To sketch out or
indicate as by an outline; to create a general framework of (a
plan, system, discourse, course of thought), for which the
details need to be added; as, to outline an argument or a
campaign. [1913 Webster]The