Drawing - Definition
drawing
n 1: 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: 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: the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned
drawing from his father" [syn: drawing, draftsmanship,
drafting]
4: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed
by casting lots [syn: lottery, drawing]
5: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a
liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
[syn: drawing, drawing off]
6: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: draft,
draught, drawing]