sketch
To make a brief, basic drawing.
Example
“I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.”
Other meanings
To describe briefly and with very few details.
“He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.”
Synonyms
- outline
Related words
- resketch
- sketchability
- sketchable
- unsketched
- sketch out
Word history
From Ancient Greek "σχέδιος" (made suddenly, off-hand).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sketch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.