Plan vs. Sketch

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

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.

Sketchverb

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.

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.

Sketchverb

(transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.

He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.

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.

Sketchnoun

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

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Plannoun

A method; a way of procedure; a custom.

Sketchnoun

A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.

Plannoun

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

Sketchnoun

A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.

Planverb

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

The architect planned the building for the client.

Sketchnoun

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, a skit

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Planverb

(transitive) To create a plan for.

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

Sketchnoun

a brief musical composition or theme, especially for the piano

Planverb

(intransitive) To intend.

He planned to go, but work intervened.

Sketchnoun

a brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or short story.

Planverb

See plan on.

I was planning on going, but something came up.

Sketchnoun

(informal) An amusing person.

Planverb

(intransitive) To make a plan.

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

Sketchnoun

A lookout; vigilant watch for something.

to keep sketch

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

Sketchnoun

(UK) A humorous newspaper article summarizing political events, making heavy use of metaphor, paraphrase and caricature.

Plannoun

an arrangement scheme;

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

Sketchnoun

(math) A category together with a set of limit cones and a set of colimit cones.

Plannoun

scale drawing of a structure;

the plans for City Hall were on file

Sketchadjective

Sketchy, shady, questionable.

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

Sketchnoun

preliminary drawing for later elaboration;

he made several studies before starting to paint

Planverb

make plans for something;

He is planning a trip with his family

Sketchnoun

a brief literary description

Planverb

make or work out a plan for; devise;

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

Sketchnoun

short descriptive summary (of events)

Planverb

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

design a better mousetrapplan the new wing of the museum

Sketchnoun

a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

Sketchverb

make a sketch of;

sketch the building

Sketchverb

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;

sketch the outline of the bookoutline his ideas