Drawing

Quick meaning: Drawing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of draw.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of draw.

More Meanings

1. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
2. (uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
3. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
4. The process of drawing or pulling something.
5. A small portion of tea for steeping.
6. 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.

Example Sentences

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

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

While you see some of our exploration on camera, I also spent many happy hours between shoots with Chris Nix, digging out dozens of wonderful plans, maps and drawings of projects that I never knew existed, and some that never did exist.

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.

Word Forms

• drawings

Synonyms for drawing

Depending on context, synonyms include draft, draught, drafting, lottery, draftsmanship.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include drafting, draftsmanship, draught, draft, lottery, picture.

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