[
UK
/skˈɛtʃ/
]
[ US /ˈskɛtʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈskɛtʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a brief literary description
- short descriptive summary (of events)
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preliminary drawing for later elaboration
he made several studies before starting to paint - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
VERB
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describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch the outline of the book
outline his ideas -
make a sketch of
sketch the building
How To Use sketch In A Sentence
- More particularly, in the hoodedness of her eyes, she reminded me of Malvina Schalkova, the Prague-born artist posthumously famous for the sketches and watercolors she made in Theresienstadt, and whose self-portrait, mirroring an infinity of sorrow, I first became familiar with when I visited Theresienstadt with Zoë. Kalooki Nights
- As surveyor and topographer, he took on the task of making sketches of the stockades.
- Making a flip book involves using the corner of a sketch pad to illustrate individual still frames of cartoon movement.
- And then I got there and they're like, no, you're writing sketches for other people, which I had never done and I was really kind of bummed because I had auditioned like two or three times. Zach Galifianakis: A Comedic Actor Takes A Dark Turn
- Many are illustrated with sketches and doodles.
- And Buddhism and Hinduism were sketched out in the India issue: the less personalised and politicised nature of these religions makes it easier.
- Years of early art, pencil sketches, architectural renderings, magazine covers, newspaper clippings and personal photographs are also on display in the new gallery.
- Carol sprawls out on the bed as Simon tears off his cast triumphantly and sketches her, again and again.
- The Absolutely Fabulous star will lead the cast of a new weekly whodunnit sketch. The Sun
- The DVD set includes unaired, unrated stand-up sketches. TV on DVD