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1. (n.) outline
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
2. outline
a drawing restricted to line without shading or modeling of form.
3. outline
a general account or report, indicating only the main features of a subject.
4. outline
outlines, the essential features or main aspects of something under discussion.
5. (v.t.) outline
to draw the outline of, or draw in outline.
6. outline
to indicate the main features of.
Etymology: (1655–65)
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1. (noun) outline, lineation
the line that appears to bound an object
2. (noun) outline, synopsis, abstract, precis
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
3. (verb) outline, schema, scheme
a schematic or preliminary plan
4. (verb) sketch, outline, adumbrate
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
"sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
5. (verb) draft, outline
draw up an outline or sketch for something
"draft a speech"
6. (verb) delineate, limn, outline
trace the shape of
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1. (noun) outline
a description or report giving the main ideas but no detail
She gave a brief outline of the plan.
2. outline
a line that shows the outer shape of sth
In the dark, I could just see the outline of his head.
3. (verb) outline
to give an outline
The document outlines the timetable for the peace talks.
4. outline
to draw a line around the outer edge of sth
Outline the objects in red.
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Sense: the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something
He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.
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 Afrikaans: buitelyn |
 Arabic: شَكْل، رَسْم أوَّلي، خَط |
 Bulgarian: контур |
 Brazilian: contorno |
 Czech: obrys |
 German: der Umriß |
 Danish: omrids |
 Greek: περίγραμμα |
 Spanish: contorno, silueta |
 Estonian: piirjoon |
 Farsi: برون نما؛ طرح کلی |
 Finnish: ääriviiva |
 French: contour |
 Hebrew: קַו חִיצוֹן |
 Hindi: रूपरेखा |
 Croatian: obris |
 Hungarian: körvonal |
 Indonesian: garis luar |
 Icelandic: útlína |
 Italian: contorno |
 Japanese: 輪郭 |
 Korean: 윤곽, 외형 |
 Lithuanian: kontūras |
 Latvian: kontūra, aprise |
 Malay: garis bentuk |
 Dutch: omtrek |
 Norwegian: omriss |
 Polish: kontur |
 Persian: برون نما؛ طرح کلی |
 Pashto: ټوليزه طرح |
 Portuguese: contorno |
 Romanian: contur |
 Russian: контур |
 Slovak: obrys |
 Slovenian: obris |
 Serbian: kontura |
 Swedish: kontur[er] |
 Thai: ภาพร่าง |
 Turkish: dış hatlar |
 Taiwanese: 輪廓 |
 Ukrainian: обрис, контур |
 Urdu: نقشہ |
 Vietnamese: phác thảo |
 Chinese: 轮廓 |
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