Cartoon - English meaning

noun

The state of being full of life or vigour; liveliness.

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They started talking with animation

noun

Energy and enthusiasm

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Her voice was full of animation.

noun

Enthusiasm and energy

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She spoke with great animation about her latest discoveries.

noun

A style of japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children.

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The third disc of this set contains a mediocre anime film with great animation and music.

noun

Japanese films made using characters and images that are drawn rather than real, or one of these films

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Until recently, anime had little more than a cult following outside japan., an anime that blurs the…

noun

A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

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A crude caricature of the prime minister

verb

Make or give a caricature of.

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He was famous enough to be caricatured by private eye

noun

A drawing or a written or spoken description that makes part of someone's appearance or character more noticeable than it really is, or the skill of doing this

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[ c ] i saw a wonderful caricature of the president in the newspaper., it’s so easy to caricature p…

noun

The action of describing or portraying something precisely.

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The artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery

noun

The action of describing or marking the edge of something

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He tried to make a clear delineation between his job and his private activities., they met to discu…

noun

The action of distorting or the state of being distorted.

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The virus causes distortion of the leaves

noun

A change to the intended or true meaning of something

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A gross distortion of the facts, nobody has challenged his distortions on education and the economy…

noun

A change to the original or natural shape of something

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Distortion of when you project the photographs onto a surface, some distortion of the image may occ…

verb

Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

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The actor was lampooned by the press

noun

A speech or text lampooning someone or something.

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The magazine fired at god, royalty, and politicians, using cartoons and lampoons

noun

A piece of writing, a drawing, etc. that criticizes a famous person or a public organization in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid

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The magazine is famed for its merciless political lampoons., many celebrities are lampooned on this…

noun

A sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch.

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Asked by the seaman's hometown to design a memorial, schutte prepared a number of sketches and maqu…

noun

A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.

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The chalked outline of a human body

verb

Draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.

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Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl

noun

A statement of the main facts, ideas, or items

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The house approved the broad outlines of the president’s budget., she drew the outline of a face., …

noun

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

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The film is a parody of the horror genre

verb

Produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).

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His speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction

noun

A piece of writing or music that copies the style of a serious piece in a way that is intentionally humorous

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[ c ] brando did a parody of the character he played in "the godfather.", downey started the show b…

noun

A satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered in a public place.

Usage examples:

He delivered a long pasquinade at the expense of my friend

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

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The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

noun

The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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The crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time

noun

A humorous way of criticizing people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong, or a piece of writing or a play that uses this style

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[ c ] the play is a satire on corporate culture., satirical humor, garry trudeau would satirize him…

phrasal verb

Give an exaggerated imitation of someone or something in order to ridicule them.

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We used to send him up something rotten

phrasal verb

Sentence someone to imprisonment.

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He was sent up for arson

phrasal verb

To send someone to prison

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He was sent up for armed robbery., she was sent up for three years., the show was very funny - they…

noun

A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture.

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A charcoal sketch

verb

Make a rough drawing of.

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As they talked, modigliani began to sketch her

noun

A simple, quickly made drawing

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A pen and ink sketch, she helped write a sketch for a comedy show., a biographical sketch, [ i ] i …

noun

A humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect.

Usage examples:

A robin hood spoof

verb

Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect.

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It is a movie that spoofs other movies

phrasal verb

Remove clothes

phrasal verb

To remove or get rid of something

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He took off his shirt and shoes and jumped in the lake., after the poisoning scare, the product was…

phrasal verb

To suddenly start to be successful

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She became an ethical financial adviser ten years ago, just as green investing began to take off., …

noun

A copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing.

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Leonardo's mural, with its tracings and smaller copies, is a locus of essential religious and aesth…

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

Police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area

noun

A copy of a drawing or pattern made by drawing over it through a piece of thin, transparent paper

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He made a tracing of the picture.

noun

A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

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The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice

verb

Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way.

Usage examples:

Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays

noun

Something that completely fails to do what it is intended or expected to do, and therefore seems ridiculous

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The police chief called the judge’s ruling a travesty of justice.

noun

A sketch made by a painter as a preliminary guide and subsequently covered with layers of paint.

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He worked at great speed, with little reliance on cartoons or underdrawings

noun

A 3-d digital model of something in which only lines are shown and where they join