Definitions for drawing
ˈdrɔ ɪŋdraw·ing

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. drawingnoun

   an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

   "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"

2. drawingnoun

   a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

   "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"

3. drawing, draftsmanship, draftingnoun

   the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

   "he learned drawing from his father"

4. lottery, drawingnoun

   players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

5. drawing, drawing offnoun

   act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source

   "the drawing of water from the well"

6. draft, draught, drawingnoun

   the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. drawingnoun

   A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

2. drawingnoun

   The act of producing such a picture.

3. drawingnoun

   Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

4. drawingnoun

   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).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drawing

   of Draw

2. Drawingnoun

   the act of pulling, or attracting

3. Drawingnoun

   the act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn

4. Drawingnoun

   the process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies

5. Drawingnoun

   the process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning

6. Drawingnoun

   the distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery

Freebase(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Drawing

   Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Instruments used include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, and various metals. An artist who practices or works in drawing may be called a draftsman or draughtsman. A small amount of material is released onto the two dimensional medium, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing more common than other media.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drawing

   The state of a sail when there is sufficient wind to inflate it, so as to advance the vessel in her course.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drawing

   In a military sense, is the art of representing the appearances of all kinds of military objects by imitation or copying, both with and without the assistance of mathematical rules.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. drawing

   A form of visual art.

   The landscape architect used the drawing to show where the plants, shrubs, trees and outdoor furniture is to be created.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Artwork
   • Representation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'drawing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3225

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'drawing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3122

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'drawing' in Nouns Frequency: #955

Anagrams for drawing »

1. warding

How to pronounce drawing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drawing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drawing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of drawing in a Sentence

1. Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz:

   Look at the crowds that Bernie Sanders is drawing. We've not had any debates yet, and Bernie Sanders has found a way to really catch fire with voters.

2. Trae Young:

   I bet if I was playing for Steve, he'd be happy, the Athletic's something in the midst of competition that he was wanting to win, and I was wanting to win, and I'm gon na do whatever The Athletic takes. I think him wanting to get in the refs' ears a little bit was just trying to help him. I learned a lot about drawing fouls from him.

3. Stephen Farnsworth:

   Freitas is the one to watch. He is drawing Republican support to his campaign with the viral video appeals to conservatives, while he’s also appealing to Republican insiders.

4. Andrae Crouch:

   I memorized everything through sight, the shape of the word, some things that I write, you'll see a page with cartoon pictures or a drawing of a car -- like a Ford -- or a flag. I still do it on an occasion when a word is strange to me.

5. Gabe Saglie:

   Be discreet with Christopher Elliott cash and refrain from drawing unwanted attention to the cash Christopher Elliott’re carrying.

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