Drawing meaning

What does “drawing” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“drawing” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper.

drawing

noun

  1. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

    “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 pictures or diagrams

    “he learned drawing from his father”

  4. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

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

    “the drawing of water from the well”

    Synonymsdrawing off
  6. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

    Synonymsdraftdraught

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University