Drawing vs. Plan

Drawing vs. Plan — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Drawing and Plan

Drawingverb

present participle of draw

Plannoun

A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.

The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.

Drawingnoun

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

Plannoun

A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.

Drawingnoun

The act of producing such a picture.

Plannoun

A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.

Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
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Drawingnoun

Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

Plannoun

A method; a way of procedure; a custom.

Drawingnoun

The process of drawing or pulling something.

Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.

Plannoun

A subscription to a service; e.g., a phone plan, an Internet plan.

Drawingnoun

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat).

Planverb

(transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).

The architect planned the building for the client.
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Drawingnoun

A small portion of tea for steeping.

Planverb

(transitive) To create a plan for.

They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.

Drawingnoun

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine;

it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7

Planverb

(intransitive) To intend.

He planned to go, but work intervened.

Drawingnoun

a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines;

drawings of abstract formshe did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures

Planverb

See plan on.

I was planning on going, but something came up.

Drawingnoun

the creation of artistic drawings;

he learned drawing from his father

Planverb

(intransitive) To make a plan.

They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.

Drawingnoun

players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots

Plannoun

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished;

they drew up a six-step planthey discussed plans for a new bond issue

Drawingnoun

act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source;

the drawing of water from the well

Plannoun

an arrangement scheme;

the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficultit was an excellent design for livinga plan for seating guests

Drawingnoun

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Plannoun

scale drawing of a structure;

the plans for City Hall were on file

Planverb

have the will and intention to carry out some action;

He plans to be in graduate school next yearThe rebels had planned turmoil and confusion

Planverb

make plans for something;

He is planning a trip with his family

Planverb

make or work out a plan for; devise;

They contrived to murder their bossdesign a new sales strategyplan an attack

Planverb

make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form;

design a better mousetrapplan the new wing of the museum