drawing
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A picture that someone makes using a pencil, pen or chalk instead of paint.
Her drawing of the old bridge took three afternoons to finish.
He keeps every drawing his students leave behind on their desks.
The book has detailed drawings of insects on almost every page.
Common collocations: a pencil drawing · make a drawing · a drawing of a face · line drawing · technical drawing
Part of: Art, School and teaching, Games and hobbies
Sense 2
- noun
- B1
The activity or skill of making pictures with a pencil or pen.
Drawing helps me relax after a long day at work.
She has been teaching drawing to beginners for over a decade.
The course covers drawing, printing and simple sculpture in one term.
Common collocations: life drawing · drawing lessons · be good at drawing · drawing and painting · take up drawing
Part of: Art, School and teaching, Games and hobbies
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
An event in which winning tickets or numbers are picked by chance.
The drawing for the prize takes place on Sunday evening.
Only tickets bought before noon go into tomorrow's drawing.
She won a bicycle in a drawing at the fair.
Common collocations: prize drawing · enter a drawing · the drawing takes place · win in a drawing
Part of: Games and hobbies, Bank and money
Forms
- plural
- drawings