ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt kɑɹˈtuːn kɑːˈtuːn ˈaʊtlaɪn ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ skɛtʃ skɛtʃ ˈsɜːveɪ ˈsɝveɪ vɪnˈjɛt describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of sketch the outline of the book outline his ideas make a sketch of sketch the building preliminary drawing for later elaboration he made several studies before starting to paint short descriptive summary (of events) a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine a brief literary description