to sketch out a plan

  • 1sketch out something — sketch out (something) to describe something in a general way. Dean sketched out a rough plan of where we should go and what we should see while we were there. The president sent the defense secretary to the Senate today to sketch in details of… …

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  • 2sketch out — (something) to describe something in a general way. Dean sketched out a rough plan of where we should go and what we should see while we were there. The president sent the defense secretary to the Senate today to sketch in details of the program …

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  • 3sketch out — index arrange (plan), delineate, devise (invent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4sketch — n 1 outline, diagram, delineation, draft, tracing, plot, blueprint (see under SKETCH vb) Analogous words: design, plot, *plan, scheme, project: *chart, map 2 précis, aperçu, *compendium, syllabus, digest, pandect, survey sketch vb Sketch, outline …

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  • 5sketch — [n] drawing, outline account, adumbration, aperçu, blueprint, cartoon, chart, compendium, configuration, copy, delineation, depiction, description, design, diagram, digest, doodle, draft, figuration, figure, form, illustration, likeness,… …

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  • 6sketch — sketch1 [ sketʃ ] noun count * 1. ) a drawing made quickly that does not have many details: Draw a rough sketch of the dog. I do a few sketches of the design first. 2. ) a short funny scene performed within a longer show: SKIT: She toured Europe… …

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  • 7sketch — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridgment, abstract, act, act as foil, adumbrate, afterpiece, antimasque, appear, article, audience success, ballet, barnstorm, bit,… …

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  • 8sketch — [[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.… …

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  • 9plan — 1. noun 1) a plan for raising money Syn: scheme, idea, proposal, proposition, project, programme, system, method, strategy, stratagem, formula, recipe 2) her plan was to break even Syn …

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  • 10plan — 1. noun 1) a plan for raising money Syn: procedure, scheme, strategy, idea, proposal, proposition, suggestion; project, program, system, method, stratagem, formula, recipe; way, means, measure …

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