[skɛtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture
(e.g: a charcoal sketch)

- a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a revue or comedy programme
(e.g: a hilarious sketch for their latest BBC series)

- a comical or amusing person or thing


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare ‘make a sketch’, based on Greek skhedios ‘done extempore’

[skɛtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a rough drawing of
(e.g: as they talked, Modigliani began to sketch her)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare ‘make a sketch’, based on Greek skhedios ‘done extempore’