drawing

Noun
  1. An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper (synset 107016235)
    "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"
    is a type of: art, artwork, graphics, nontextual matter - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
    subtypes: frame - a single drawing in a comic strip
  2. A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (synset 103239009)
    "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
    is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
    subtypes:
    • charcoal - a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
    • delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing - a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
    • diagram - a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
    • mechanical drawing - scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,
    • pen-and-ink - a drawing executed with pen and ink
    • architectural plan, plan - scale drawing of a structure
    • rendering - perspective drawing of an architect's design
    • doodle, scrabble, scribble - an aimless drawing
    • silhouette - a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
    • silverpoint - a drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries)
    • sketch, study - preliminary drawing for later elaboration
    • stick figure - drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines
    • trace, tracing - a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
  3. The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams (synset 100937756)
    "he learned drawing from his father"
    is a type of: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    subtypes:
    • pyrography - the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame
    • tracing - the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
    same as: drafting, draftsmanship
  4. Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots (synset 100509102)
    is a type of: gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling
    subtypes:
    • tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
    • lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
    • numbers, numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket - an illegal daily lottery
    • raffle - a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
    • sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
    same as: lottery
  5. Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source (synset 100392901)
    "the drawing of water from the well"
    is a type of: drain - a gradual depletion of energy or resources
    subtypes:
    • derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
    • derivation - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
    same as: drawing off
  6. The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling (synset 100116487)
    is a type of: pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
    same as: draft, draught

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