1
: an act or instance of drawing
especially
: the process of deciding something by drawing lots
2
: the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines
3
: something drawn or subject to drawing: such as
a
: an amount drawn from a fund
b
: a representation formed by drawing : sketch
Examples of drawing in a Sentence
She made a drawing of my house.
with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree
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At age five, his depiction of Tom Mix snagged him a gold medal in the John Wanamaker department store's drawing contest.
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Etelka Lehoczky, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
The ticket matched five winning Powerball numbers and the Power Play multiplier, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the national Powerball site said.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the California Lottery said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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drawing
noun
draw·ing
ˈdrȯ-iŋ 
1
: an act or instance of drawing lots
2
: the act or art of making a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines
3
: a picture made by drawing
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