a line showing the shape; a statement of the chief facts; to draw, give, (something) in outline
plan, sketch
Cases of word usage
1) (of an outline or surface) curved inwards like the inner surface of a bowl (concave)
2) an outline (of a coast etc) (contour)
3) (of an outline or surface) curved outwards like the outside of a ball (convex)
4) a drawing or outline from which something may be made (design)
5) an outline (usually in the form of rough notes or drawing) of something to be done (draft)
6) a meeting-point of rays of light, heat etc; a point, distance, where the sharpest outline is given (to the eye, through a telescope, through a lens on a camera etc) (focus)
7) a line showing the shape; a statement of the chief facts; to draw, give, (something) in outline (outline)
8) (a shape or outline that is) like an egg or ellipse (oval)
9) an outline drawing (of or for a building) showing the relative size, positions etc of the parts, especially as if seen from above (plan)
10) a side, especially of the head; an edge or outline of something seen against a background; a brief biography, as given in a magazine or on TV (profile)