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sketch / skech/ • n. 1. a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture: a charcoal sketch. ∎  a brief written or spoken account or description of someone or something, giving only basic details: a biographical sketch of Ernest Hemingway. ∎  a rough or unfinished version of any creative work.2. a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a comedy program.3. inf. a comical or amusing person or thing.• v. [tr.] make a rough drawing of: as they talked, Modigliani began to sketch her | [intr.] Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time. ∎  give a brief account or general outline of: they sketched out the prosecution case. ∎  perform (a gesture) with one's hands or body: he sketched a graceful bow in her direction.DERIVATIVES: sketch·er n.

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