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Noun outline has 3 senses
- outline, lineation - the line that appears to bound an object
--1 is a kind of boundary, bound, bounds
--1 has particulars: coastline; silhouette; skyline
- outline, synopsis, abstract, precis - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
--2 is a kind of summary
--2 has particulars: brief; apercu; epitome
- outline, schema, scheme - a schematic or preliminary plan
--3 is a kind of plan, program, programme
Verb outline has 3 senses
- sketch, outline, adumbrate - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
--1 is one way to describe, depict, draw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
--2 is one way to write, compose, pen, indite
Sample sentence:
Did he outline his major works over a short period of time?
- delineate, limn, outline - trace the shape of
--3 is one way to draw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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