outline

noun

  1. 1

    a schematic or preliminary plan

  2. 2

    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

  3. 3

    the line that appears to bound an object

verb

  1. 1

    describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

    sketch the outline of the book

    outline his ideas

  2. 2

    trace the shape of

  3. 3

    draw up an outline or sketch for something

    draft a speech

Synonyms

Also useful for “outline”:Unscrambler