Translate outline | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of outline
noun
1a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram:fill in the outlines with color a line or set of lines perceived as defining the contours or bounds of an object:the outlines of her face
2a general description or plan giving the essential features of something but not the detail:an outline of the theory of evolution a course outline
verb
[with object] 1draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of (something):her large eyes were darkly outlined with eyeliner
2give a summary of (something):she outlined the case briefly
