drawing
1. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper (Freq. 7)
- it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7
• Derivationally related forms:
draw
• Hypernyms:
artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter
• Hyponyms:
frame
2. a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (Freq. 5)
- drawings of abstract forms
- he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
• Derivationally related forms:
draw
• Hypernyms:
representation
• Hyponyms:
charcoal, delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing,
diagram, mechanical drawing, pen-and-ink, plan, architectural plan, rendering,
scribble, scrabble, doodle, silhouette, silverpoint, sketch,
study, stick figure, tracing, trace
3. the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams (Freq. 2)
- he learned drawing from his father
• Syn:
draftsmanship, drafting
• Derivationally related forms:
draftsman (for: draftsmanship), draw
• Hypernyms:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hyponyms:
pyrography, tracing
4. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
• Syn:
lottery
• Derivationally related forms:
draw
• Hypernyms:
game of chance, gambling game
• Hyponyms:
tombola, lucky dip, numbers pool, numbers game, numbers racket,
numbers, raffle, sweepstakes
5. act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
- the drawing of water from the well
• Syn:
drawing off
• Derivationally related forms:
draw
• Hypernyms:
drain
• Hyponyms:
derivation
6. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
• Syn:
draft, draught
• Derivationally related forms:
draw
• Hypernyms:
pull, pulling
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