outline
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/
verb
- To draw the outer edge or shape of something.
- He carefully outlined the leaf before coloring it in.
- The artist outlined the figure with a black pen.
- She outlined the state of Texas on the map.
- To give a general description or summary of the main points of something.
- The report outlines the steps needed to improve safety.
- Can you outline your plan for the weekend trip?
- The manager outlined the new company policy at the meeting.
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noun
- A line that shows the outer edge or shape of something.
- She drew the outline of a cat on the paper.
- The outline of the mountain was clear against the sunset.
- I could only see the outline of the building in the fog.
- A general plan or summary of the main points of something, without details.
- The outline of the speech covered three main topics.
- The teacher asked us to write an outline for our essay.
- He gave me a brief outline of the project before the meeting.
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