"sketch" meaning in All languages combined

See sketch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskɛtʃ/ Audio: en-us-sketch.ogg [US] Forms: sketch [singular], sketches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=sketches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sketch is a simple drawing.
    Sense id: simple-sketch-en-noun-WX7A-epE
  2. A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.
    Sense id: simple-sketch-en-noun-5e6aPh4P
  3. A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.
    Sense id: simple-sketch-en-noun-zED0TfJq

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskɛtʃ/ Audio: en-us-sketch.ogg [US] Forms: sketch [canonical], sketches [third-person, singular], sketched [past], sketched [past, participle], sketching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sketch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.
    Sense id: simple-sketch-en-verb-m8hwuipU
  2. If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.
    Sense id: simple-sketch-en-verb-Jo7gcyD1 Categories (other): Verbs
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