Definition: outlining

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Outline \Out"line`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlined; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Outlining.]
   1. To draw the outline of.

   2. Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to
      outline an argument or a campaign.