outline

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: outlive, cutline, outlie

Antonyms: outlive, cutline, outlie

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Noun

1. A [[line]] marking the [[boundary]] of an [[object]] [[figure]].
2. The outer [[shape]] of an object or figure.
3. A [[sketch]] or [[drawing]] in which [[object]]s are [[delineate]]d in [[contour]]s without [[shading]].
4. A [[general]] [[description]] of some subject.
5. A [[statement]] [[summarize|summarizing]] the [[important]] points of a [[text]].
6. A [[preliminary]] [[plan]] for a [[project]].
7. {{lb|en|film}} A [[prose]] [[tell]]ing of a [[story]] intended to be turned into a [[screenplay]]; generally [[longer]] and more [[detail]]ed than a [[treatment]].
8. {{lb|en|fishing}} A [[setline]] or [[trotline]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[draw]] an outline of; to describe.
2. {{senseid|en|summarize}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[summarize]].
3. {{senseid|en|compilation}} {{lb|en|transitive|compilation}} To [[optimize]] for size by replacing repeated code fragments with [[function]] [[call]]s.

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