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outline
[ out-lahyn ]
noun
- the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- a drawing or sketch restricted to line without shading or modeling of form.
- a general sketch, account, or report, indicating only the main features, as of a book, subject, or project:
an outline of medieval history; an outline of a speech.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- outlines, the essential features or main aspects of something under discussion:
At the first meeting, we gave her only the outlines of the project.
- Printing. an ornamented type in which the outside contours of each character appear in black, with the inside left white.
verb (used with object)
- to draw the outline of, or draw in outline, as a figure or object.
Synonyms: ,
- to give an outline of; sketch the main features of:
On the first day, the professor just outlined the course for us.
Synonyms: ,
outline
/ ˈʊˌɪ /
noun
- a preliminary or schematic plan, draft, account, etc
- usually plural the important features of an argument, theory, work, etc
- the line by which an object or figure is or appears to be bounded
- a drawing or manner of drawing consisting only of external lines
- ( as modifier )
an outline map
verb
- to draw or display the outline of
- to give the main features or general idea of
Other Word Forms
- ·dzܳlԱ noun verb (used with object) preoutlined preoutlining
- ·dzܳlԱ verb (used with object) reoutlined reoutlining
- ɱ-dzܳlԱ adjective
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Example Sentences
The bond rating downgrades came days after Mayor Karen Bass outlined the city’s stark economic situation in her proposed budget for 2025-26, which includes laying off about 1,650 city workers.
Under the Food Safety Modernization Act, food facilities are required to have food safety plans outlining how they will combat any contamination risks or other food safety hazards.
Investigations by the police outlined allegations he had personal conversations - including with figures from the armed forces - about the idea of a coup to cling onto power.
According to a state Department of Education statement, the Department of Public Health oversees the California law that “outlines the rules for mandatory immunizations.”
In her sentencing remarks, the judge outlined how the girl had shown signs of deep trauma, including being unable to sleep alone and refusing to go out to play.
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