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      outlining
      noun
      A general description of some subject.
      A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
      A preliminary plan for a project.
      A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
      A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
      The outer shape of an object or figure.
      (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.
      verb
      (transitive) To draw an outline of; to describe.
      (transitive) To summarize.
      (transitive, software compilation) To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.
      Words related to outlining
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