Sally sketched the furniture arrangement out so we could get an idea of what it was to look like.
•Would you sketch out your ideas, please?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sketch something out/in — give a brief account or general outline of. → sketch … English new terms dictionary
chalk something out — sketch or plan something … Useful english dictionary
map something out — OUTLINE, set out, lay out, sketch out, trace out, rough out, block out, delineate, detail, draw up, formulate, work out, frame, draft, plan, plot out, arrange, design, programme. → map * * * plan a route or course of action in detail I mapped out … Useful english dictionary
block something out — 1 trees blocked out the light: CONCEAL, keep out, blot out, exclude, obliterate, blank out, stop. 2 block out an area in charcoal: ROUGH OUT, sketch out … Useful english dictionary
lay something out — 1 Robyn laid the plans out on the desk: SPREAD OUT, set out, display, exhibit. 2 a paper laying out our priorities: OUTLINE, sketch out, rough out, detail, draw up … Useful english dictionary
rough something out — DRAFT, sketch out, outline, block out, mock up; formal adumbrate. → rough * * * ˌrough sthˈout derived to draw or write sth without including all the details • I ve roughed out a few ideas. Main entry: ↑rough … Useful english dictionary
rough something out — we roughed out a few drawings of the monument Syn: draft, sketch out, outline, block out, mock up … Thesaurus of popular words
sketch — noun 1》 a rough or unfinished drawing or painting. ↘a brief written or spoken account or description. 2》 a short humorous play, scene, or performance. 3》 informal, dated a comical or amusing person or thing. verb make a sketch of. ↘(sketch… … English new terms dictionary
sketch — 1 noun (C) 1 a simple, quickly made drawing that does not show much detail: First she makes a sketch of a scene and then she paints it. 2 a short humorous scene on stage, television etc that is part of a larger show: Her TV programme is made up… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sketch — [[t]ske̱tʃ[/t]] sketches, sketching, sketched 1) N COUNT A sketch is a drawing that is done quickly without a lot of details. Artists often use sketches as a preparation for a more detailed painting or drawing. ...a sketch of a soldier by Orpen.… … English dictionary
sketch — [sketʃ] noun [C] I 1) a drawing that is made quickly that does not have many details 2) a short funny scene performed within a longer show II verb sketch [sketʃ] 1) [I/T] to draw a picture quickly and with few details 2) [T] to make a general… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
