Meaning Of Outline

n.

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

n.

In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.

n.

A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.

n.

Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.

v. t.

To draw the outline of.

v. t.

Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.