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# sketch

noun (a sketch, sketches); verb (sketch, sketches, sketched, sketching)

«sketch» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A quick drawing that shows the main shapes without much detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#m1)
2. A short, funny scene in a comedy show or school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#m2)
3. A short description of something with only the main points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#m3)
4. (verb) To draw quickly, or to describe in a few words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#m4)
5. (slang, US) Sketchy means dodgy, unsafe or suspicious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#m5)

### In the lessons

In art lessons you sketch with a pencil before painting; in science you sketch what you see under a magnifier. In drama, groups make up sketches. In everyday slang, a sketchy place or website is not trustworthy. Phrases: a rough sketch, sketch out a plan, sketchbook.

### Examples

- I made a quick sketch of the tree before painting it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x1)
- Sketch the leaf and label its parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x2)
- Our group acted a funny sketch about a lost dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x3)
- She sketched out her plan for the treehouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x4)
- Keep your sketchbook in your bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x5)
- That website looks sketchy, so don't type your password. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x6)
- The teacher gave a short sketch of the Romans' life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x7)
- It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/#x8)

### Note

Countable: sketch, sketches (add -es). Regular verb sketched. Sketchy (informal) can also mean incomplete: sketchy details.

## In Jewish tradition

In art lessons you sketch with a pencil before painting; in science you sketch what you see under a magnifier. In drama, groups make up sketches. In everyday slang, a sketchy place or website is not trustworthy. Phrases: a rough sketch, sketch out a plan, sketchbook.

### Note

Countable: sketch, sketches (add -es). Regular verb sketched. Sketchy (informal) can also mean incomplete: sketchy details.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sketch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sketch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «sketch» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sketch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sketch» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sketch.html) on Mova free.