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Drawing

//ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. countable, uncountable

    "Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story."

  2. 2
    the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of producing such a picture. uncountable
  4. 4
    act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source wordnet
  5. 5
    Such acts practiced as a graphic art form. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots wordnet
  2. 7
    The process of drawing or pulling something. countable, uncountable

    "Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water."

  3. 8
    the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams wordnet
  4. 9
    An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines wordnet
  6. 11
    A small portion of tea for steeping. countable, uncountable

    "[…] the tea-kettle was presently steaming like an engine, and an extra large "drawing of tea" was steeping on the hearth."

  7. 12
    an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of draw form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw + -ing.

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