outline

IPA: ˈaʊtɫaɪn

A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
The outer shape of an object or figure.
A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
A general description of some subject.
A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
A preliminary plan for a project.
(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
(fishing) A setline or trotline.

(transitive) To draw an outline of.
(transitive) To summarize.
(transitive, software compilation) To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.

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