drawing
noun
draw·ing ˈdrȯ(-)iŋ 
1
: an act or instance of drawing
especially : the process of deciding something by drawing lots
2
: the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines
3
: something drawn or subject to drawing: such as
a
: an amount drawn from a fund
b
: a representation formed by drawing : sketch
Synonyms
- cartoon
- delineation
- sketch
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Example Sentences
She made a drawing of my house. with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree
Recent Examples on the Web The ticket hit the top prize in the drawing on the same day. 
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Zoe Sottile, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 When is the next drawing for the $1.1 billion jackpot? CBS News, 28 July 2022 The winning numbers for Tuesday night's drawing were 2, 38, 55, 57, 65, and the Mega Ball was 17. Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 13, 36, 43, 61, 69, and the Powerball is 18. Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2022 The swirls and lines in the middle of the piece are inspired by Cajal’s own drawing of a nerve sliced open. Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 On Tuesday, the commission ruled that Arenas was justified in opening fire, while also finding that the drawing of weapons by several officers was within department policy. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The jackpot for the Powerball continues to grow after there were no winners from Saturday night's drawing. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2022 According to a news release from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, 35,138 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold in Arkansas for Tuesday night's drawing, paying out total winnings of $295,386 to people across the state. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing drawing
Kids Definition
drawing
noun
draw·ing ˈdrȯ-iŋ
1
: a picture created by making lines on a surface
2
: the act or art of creating a picture, plan, or sketch by making lines on a surface
3
: an act or instance of picking something at random Who won the drawing?
drawing 1 of 2
noun
as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sketch
- portrait
- illustration
- cartoon
- depiction
- image
- outline
- representation
- caricature
- delineation
- doodle
- contour
- silhouette
- watercolor
- engraving
- etching
- figure
- charcoal
- likeness
- etch
- blueprint
- line drawing
- pastel
- aquatint
drawing
2 of 2verb
1
as in sketching
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface see if you can draw the bowl of fruit Synonyms & Similar Words
- sketching
- picturing
- cartooning
- penciling
- outlining
- caricaturing
- inking
- scribbling
- pencilling
- crayoning
- scrawling
- profiling
2
as in pulling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us Synonyms & Similar Words
- pulling
- hauling
- dragging
- tugging
- attracting
- towing
- carrying
- moving
- lugging
- conveying
- haling
- heaving
- yanking
- transporting
- jerking
- ferrying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pushing
- driving
- propelling
- thrusting
- shoving
3
as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity Synonyms & Similar Words
- describing
- depicting
- painting
- portraying
- sketching
- rendering
- illustrating
- setting out
- picturing
- characterizing
- delineating
- limning
- defining
- imaging
- outlining
- recounting
- representing
- summarizing
- relating
- displaying
- showing
- tracing
- labeling
- reporting
- exhibiting
- narrating
- telling
- demonstrating
- reciting
- qualifying
- drafting
- suggesting
- hinting
- labelling
- rehearsing
- summing up
- silhouetting
- vignetting
- touching off
- redescribing
- reimaging
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- coloring
- distorting
- twisting
- misrepresenting
- falsifying
- warping
- misstating
- perverting
- misdescribing
- garbling
4
as in winning
to receive as return for effort draws a hefty weekly salary Synonyms & Similar Words
- winning
- earning
- gaining
- reaping
- making
- getting
- garnering
- obtaining
- capturing
- landing
- securing
- acquiring
- realizing
- attaining
- procuring
- carrying
- achieving
- bagging
- bringing in
- pulling down
- knocking down
- coming by
- scoring
- accumulating
- netting
- accomplishing
- amassing
- grossing
- occupying
- catching
- regaining
- recapturing
- remaking
- clearing
- taking over
- annexing
- racking up
- reacquiring
- picking up
- notching (up)
- reattaining
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- losing
- paying
- giving
- forfeiting
- granting
- according
- yielding
- surrendering
- relinquishing
- handing over
- parting (with)
- giving up
5
as in removing
to take away from a place or position draw her aside so we can ask a quick question Synonyms & Similar Words
- removing
- withdrawing
- pulling
- extracting
- taking out
- moving
- cutting
- clearing
- abstracting
- shifting
- transposing
- drawing out
- transferring
- dislodging
- drawing off
- displacing
- disturbing
- demounting
- dislocating
- budging
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- putting
- placing
- positioning
- mounting
- securing
- setting
- clamping
- fixing
- sticking
- embedding
- anchoring
- lodging
- mooring
- imbedding
- siting
- hitching
- rooting
- implanting
- entrenching
- intrenching
- situating
- engraining
- setting up
- ingraining
6
as in cleaning
to take the internal organs out of hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it Synonyms & Similar Words
- cleaning
- removing
- cutting
- extracting
- gutting
- disemboweling
- eviscerating
- withdrawing
- excising
- dressing
- transplanting
- yanking
- boning
7
as in forging
to shape with a hammer drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it Synonyms & Similar Words
- forging
- carving
- fashioning
- hammering
- sculpting
- pounding
- working
- modeling
- molding
- cutting
- stamping
- beating
- forming
- chasing
- patting
- sculpturing
- modelling
- planishing
- kneading
- coining
- chiseling
- graving
- hewing
- boasting
- minting
- chiselling
- knapping
- abating