"sketch out" meaning in English

See sketch out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sketches out [present, singular, third-person], sketching out [participle, present], sketched out [participle, past], sketched out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sketch out (third-person singular simple present sketches out, present participle sketching out, simple past and past participle sketched out)
  1. (informal, Canada, US, transitive) To creep out; to give a creepy or sketchy feeling to someone. Tags: Canada, US, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-sketch_out-en-verb-M1kRdXiw Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sketch, out.
    Sense id: en-sketch_out-en-verb-WC7jLixY

Inflected forms

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