preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
Used in a Sentence
sketch
How to use sketch in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sketch.
Editorial note
Not a quick sketch he did of his cat.
Examples10
Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sketch gathered in one view.
a brief literary description
short descriptive summary (of events)
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sketch.
noun
preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
See also: study
noun
a brief literary description
See also: vignette
noun
short descriptive summary (of events)
noun
a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
See also: cartoon
verb
make a sketch of; "sketch the building"
verb
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
Example sentences
Not a quick sketch he did of his cat.
After you're comfortable with this, sketch it in your head.
Tolstoy could sketch a character like nobody else.
A few of their artist friends come over with big sketch pads, pencils and whatever else artists use.
When someone suggests energy, fuel, fresh water are in danger of "running out", you should ask them to sketch what they think the supply curve is for those resources.
You can't see an architectural sketch in Java, you can only see endless classes in endlessly nested subdirectories.
The sketch artist could have intentionally drawn the women as slightly disproportionate from reality just to make this piece more polemic.
Once you saw one or two, you've seen them all... and every self-respecting logo designer now has a couple in a portfolio, so there is plenty of really good sketch logs to choose from.
Every couple of weeks I get a great idea for a cartoon and wish I could draw it, but I really don't want to sketch crummy cartoons every day so I'll be ready when I get a good idea.
And if we conducted driving tests like we conduct technical interviews, it would be something like:- Please sketch out a diagram of a typical family sedan, be sure to mark and explain all major components.- Do you drive stick?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sketch in a sentence?
Not a quick sketch he did of his cat.
What does sketch mean?
preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
What part of speech is sketch?
sketch is commonly used as noun, verb.