drawing
- noun
- /ˈdrɔɪŋ/
- - Drawing.
Examples
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The drawing of the cart up the steep hill required all of his strength.
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Farmers used oxen for the drawing of heavy plows through the fields.
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In ancient times, the drawing of timber from the forest was a labor-intensive task.
Synonyms
A strong movement toward you to move or open something
A hard pull of something across a surface
An act of pulling something with effort
An act of pulling something, often with force
The pulling of a heavy load by animals or machines
An act of using force to move something toward you
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails
- Informal
To begin a plan or project again from the start after a failure
Compounds
A picture made only with lines that shows the shape of things without color or shading
- Specialized
A drawing that uses simple symbols to show parts of a machine or electrical circuit
- Specialized
Skill in making exact plans and pictures for machines and buildings
- Specialized
Extra international money from the IMF to help countries build foreign currency reserves and keep their exchange rates stable
- Specialized
A picture or model that shows the inside of something by removing part of its outside
- Specialized
A machine that pulls metal through a small hole to make wire or rods
- Specialized
A detailed measured picture that shows a machine or part for making it
- Specialized
A picture that uses thin watercolor layers to make soft shades and depth
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drawing comes from the old verb draw, which originally meant 'to pull' an object. That's why drawing can mean moving a load by pulling, as when horses draw a cart.