{
    "term": "drawing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a picture made using a pencil or pen rather than paint",
            "sensetop": "drawing of somebody/somethingdrawing by somebody",
            "labels": "(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **pencil/pen-and-ink/charcoal drawing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a drawing of a yacht",
                    "contextForm": "drawing of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "detailed drawings of local plants and animals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The original architectural drawings of the building had been lost."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **did a drawing** of the old farmhouse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were asked to **make a drawing** of a dinosaur."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a drawing by Paul Klee",
                    "contextForm": "drawing by somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a collection of children’s drawings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bridge looked quite different from the architect's original drawings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The door opened onto a courtyard, as shown in the drawing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drawing shows the Market Square."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a scale drawing of a jet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a working drawing of the proposed power station"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["chalk", "charcoal", "ink"],
                "verb + drawing": ["create", "do", "execute"],
                "drawing + verb": [
                    "depict something",
                    "show something",
                    "accompany something"
                ],
                "drawing + noun": ["board"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the drawing", "drawing by"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the art or skill of making pictures, plans, etc. using a pen or pencil",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm not very good at drawing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She teaches drawing at the women's prison in Philadelphia."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Hobbies", "Art"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of choosing something, for example the winner of a prize or the teams who play each other in a competition, usually by taking pieces of paper, etc. out of a container without being able to see what is written on them",
            "sensetop": "drawing (for something)",
            "labels": "(North American English)British and North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a competition in which the winners are chosen in a drawing",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "dr/drawing/drawing__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "dr/drawing/drawing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}