sketch
a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book.
a brief or hasty outline of facts, occurrences, etc.: a sketch of his life.
a short, usually descriptive, essay, history, or story.
a short play or slight dramatic performance, as one forming part of a vaudeville program.
to make a sketch of.
to set forth in a brief or general account: He sketched his own part in the affair.
Metallurgy. (in a steel mill or the like) to mark (a piece) for cutting.
to make a sketch or sketches.
Origin of sketch
1synonym study For sketch
Other words for sketch
Other words from sketch
- sketcher, noun
- sketch·ing·ly, adverb
- sketchlike, adjective
- re·sketch, verb (used with object)
- un·sketched, adjective
- well-sketched, adjective
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How to use sketch in a sentence
The two kings are well sketched out—the father of Ida, and the father 467 of our prince.
The general character of the monk during the full swing of the ascetic epidemic has been well sketched by Lecky.
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British Dictionary definitions for sketch
/ (skɛtʃ) /
a rapid drawing or painting, often a study for subsequent elaboration
a brief usually descriptive and informal essay or other literary composition
a short play, often comic, forming part of a revue
a short evocative piece of instrumental music, esp for piano
any brief outline
to make a rough drawing (of)
(tr often foll by out) to make a brief description of
Origin of sketch
1Derived forms of sketch
- sketchable, adjective
- sketcher, noun
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