outline
n 1: the line that appears to bound an object
2: a summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn:
{synopsis}, {abstract}, {precis}]
3: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: {schema}]
v 1: describe roughly or briefly; "sketch the outline of the
book" [syn: {sketch}, {adumbrate}]
2: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
[syn: {draft}, {rough}]
3: make a sketch of [syn: {sketch}, {chalk out}]
4: trace the shape of [syn: {delineate}, {limn}]
5: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "draw the
outlines of a figure in the sand"; "trace an animal shape"
[syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
6: draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
[syn: {frame}, {compose}, {draw up}]