sketch

1. n. An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work. Source: opted

2. n. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of. Source: opted

3. n. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of. Source: opted

4. v. i. To make sketches, as of landscapes. Source: opted

5. n. preliminary drawing for later elaboration Source: wordnet

6. n. a brief literary description Source: wordnet

7. n. short descriptive summary (of events) Source: wordnet

8. n. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine Source: wordnet

9. v. make a sketch of Source: wordnet

10. v. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of Source: wordnet

11. An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work. Syn. -- Outline; delineation; draught; plan; design. -- Sketch, Outline, Delineation. An outline gives only the bounding lines of some scene or picture. A sketch fills up the outline in part, giving broad touches, by which an imperfect idea may be conveyed. A delineation goes further, carrying out the more striking features of the picture, and going so much into detail as to furnish a clear conception of the whole. Figuratively, we may speak of the outlines of a plan, of a work, of a project, etc., which serve as a basis on which the subordinate parts are formed, or of sketches of countries, characters, manners, etc., which give us a general idea of the things described. Crabb. 1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of. 2. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of. Syn. -- To delineate; design; draught; depict. To make sketches, as of landscapes. Source: webster

12. An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough orincomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the finearts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves theartist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminarystudy for an original work. Source: adambom

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