sketch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈskɛtʃ/

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Noun

Singular sketch

Plural sketches

A sketch

1. (countable) A sketch is a simple drawing.

   The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture.

   Here is a sketch of an aeroplane.

2. (countable) A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.

   He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts.

3. (countable) A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.

   The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.

Verb

Plain form sketch

Third-person singular sketches

Past tense sketched

Past participle sketched

Present participle sketching

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.

   I sketched his face quickly before he woke up.

2. (intransitive) If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.

   The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.