English Explanatory Dictionary

drawing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of draw
noun
  1. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
  2. The act of producing such a picture.
  3. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
  4. The process of drawing or pulling something.
  5. 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.
  6. A small portion of tea for steeping.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ /ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/ /dɹɔ.ɪŋ/ en-us-drawing.ogg /ɖrɔː.jɪŋɡ/ /ɖrɑː.jɪŋɡ/ /ˈdɹoː.wɪŋ/ /ˈdɹoʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈdro.winɡ/

Word forms

drawing drawings dwg

Etymology

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.

Related words

draft drawer drawnwork sketch drafter draftsman drawing room

Derived words

drawing back drawing board drawing office droodle GPS drawing indrawing ledger drawing life drawing line drawing microdrawing out of drawing poker drawing schematic drawing shop drawing subdrawing technical drawing toothdrawing underdrawing working drawing
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