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Meaning of sketch

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sketch
      n 1: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several
           studies before starting to paint" [syn: {sketch}, {study}]
      2: a brief literary description [syn: {sketch}, {vignette}]
      3: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch},
         {survey}, {resume}]
      4: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or
         magazine [syn: {cartoon}, {sketch}]
      v 1: make a sketch of; "sketch the building" [syn: {sketch},
           {chalk out}]
      2: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or
         summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his
         ideas" [syn: {sketch}, {outline}, {adumbrate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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