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drawing

dra·wing

UK/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ US/ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

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

  • “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 drawings

  • “he learned drawing from his father”
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4.

players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots

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5.

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

  • “the drawing of water from the well”
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6.

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

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Origin

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

Phrases

  • drawing back
  • drawing board
  • drawing office
  • GPS drawing
  • ledger drawing
  • life drawing
  • line drawing
  • out of drawing

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