I.
noun
1 line that shows the shape/outside edge of sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , sharp
▪
The sharp ~ of the island had become blurred.
▪ dim , faint , vague
▪ simple
VERB + OUTLINE
▪ draw , make , trace
▪
The children made an ~ of their hands.
▪ make out , see
▪
I could just make out the dim ~s of the house in the mist.
▪ soften
OUTLINE + NOUN
▪ drawing , map
PREPOSITION
▪ around the ~ , round the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
to cut around the ~
▪ in ~
▪
He sketched the street in ~ only.
▪ ~ of
2 most important facts/ideas about sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ bare , basic , brief , rough
▪
a brief ~ of Chinese history
▪ broad , general
▪ course
VERB + OUTLINE
▪ give (sb) , provide (sb with) , write
▪
Write an ~ for your essay.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Here's the plan in ~.
▪ ~ for , ~ of
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ briefly
▪ clearly
▪ roughly
▪
He roughly ~d the plot of the opera.
▪ here
▪ above , earlier , previously
▪
the plan ~d above
▪ below
VERB + OUTLINE
▪ attempt to , seek to , try to
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
She ~d to Mona the details of her mother's relationship.
Outline is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ article , ↑ document , ↑ paper , ↑ report
Outline is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ approach , ↑ background , ↑ basics , ↑ case , ↑ plan , ↑ principle , ↑ procedure , ↑ programme , ↑ proposal , ↑ reason , ↑ recommendation , ↑ scenario , ↑ situation , ↑ strategy , ↑ timetable , ↑ view , ↑ vision