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noun (plural sketch·es) |
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1. picture done quickly and roughly: a drawing or painting that is done quickly without concern for detail. A sketch might be made to capture the general mood of a scene, or to help the artist work out an idea for a finished composition.
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2. short performance: a quick comic routine or piece of acting that is part of a variety show or comedy revue
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3. rough description or explanation: a short written or spoken account that conveys just a general outline or idea, with little detail
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4. short piece of writing: a short, often descriptive piece of writing
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5. short musical composition: a short piece of instrumental music, often for piano
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sketched, present participle sketch·ing, 3rd person present singular sketch·es) |
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make sketch: to create a sketch of something
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Dutch schets or German Skizze< Italian schizzo< Vulgar Latin schediare "do hastily" < Latin schedius< Greek skhedios "on the spur of the moment"] |
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  sketch·a·ble adjective |
| sketch·er noun |
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