скетч — meaning in English

English meaning

• sketch verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.
• skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.

Senses

скетч is used for these senses in English:

• sketch A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
• sketch A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.
• skit A short comic performance done by amateurs.

sketch — full definition

1. verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.
2. noun A quick, rough drawing not meant to be a finished piece.
3. noun A short comic scene performed as part of a show.
4. adj Informal: suspicious or shady in a way that makes you uneasy.

skit — full definition

1. noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
2. noun A short recorded comic interlude placed between the tracks of an album, especially in hip hop.

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