Delineate - English meaning

phrasal verb

Prevent a vehicle from being driven away, typically by parking another vehicle too close.

Usage examples:

He blocked in vera's mini

phrasal verb

Paint something with solid areas of colour.

Usage examples:

The sunflowers are blocked in with yellow

phrasal verb

To put a vehicle so close to another vehicle that it cannot drive away

Usage examples:

Another car had parked behind me and blocked me in.

verb

Describe the distinctive nature or features of.

Usage examples:

She characterized the period as the decade of revolution

verb

To have as a typical quality

Usage examples:

The current system is characterized by obsolete technology., she characterized the novel as wordy i…

verb

Something that characterizes another thing is typical of it

Usage examples:

Bright colours and bold strokes characterize his early paintings.

noun

A sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram.

Usage examples:

The doctor recorded her blood pressure on a chart

verb

Make a map of (an area).

Usage examples:

Cook charted the coasts and waters of new zealand

verb

A visual display of information

verb

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Usage examples:

The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

verb

Show the form or outline of

verb

To describe the meaning of something, esp. a word, or to explain something more clearly so that it can be understood

Usage examples:

How would you define “jaded”?, the dark figures are sharply defined on the white background.

verb

Determine the limits or boundaries of.

Usage examples:

Agreements delimiting fishing zones

verb

To mark or describe the limits of something

Usage examples:

Police powers are delimited by law.

verb

Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

Usage examples:

Paintings depicting old testament scenes

verb

To represent or show something in a picture, story, movie, etc.; portray

Usage examples:

The movie depicts his father as a tyrant., [ c ] it’s a wonderful depiction of a female friendship.

verb

To represent or show something in a picture or story

Usage examples:

Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century., depict someone as something…

verb

Give a detailed account in words of.

Usage examples:

He described his experiences in a letter to his parents

verb

Give a statement representing something

verb

To say or write what someone or something is like

Usage examples:

Could you describe your attacker?, describe something in detail he described the painting in detail…

noun

An individual fact or item.

Usage examples:

We shall consider every detail of the bill

verb

Give full information about.

Usage examples:

The report details proposals to improve public transport

noun

A particular fact or item of information, often noticed only after giving something your close attention, or such facts or items considered as a group

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have a report of a serious accident on route 23, but so far no details., [ u ] she showed …

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

noun

An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

Usage examples:

The draw has been made for this year's tournament

verb

Cause to move by pulling

verb

Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Usage examples:

The judge ordered that the girl should not be identified

verb

Recognize as being

verb

To recognize or be able to name someone or something, or to prove who or what someone or something is

Usage examples:

Small babies can identify their mothers., the police officer refused to identify himself.

verb

Depict or describe in painting or words.

Usage examples:

Miss read limns a gentler world in her novels

verb

To draw or paint something

Usage examples:

There was no painter present to limn the scene., leonardo da vinci limned in his notebooks painstak…

verb

To describe or show someone or something using words or an art form other than drawing or painting

Usage examples:

In limning the responsibilities of a platoon leader, he explains what is expected of an officer., h…

noun

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

Usage examples:

The chalked outline of a human body

verb

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

Usage examples:

Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl

noun

A statement of the main facts, ideas, or items

Usage examples:

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

verb

Treat individually or in detail.

Usage examples:

He was the first to particularize themes in the poetry

verb

To consider or give full details about a particular thing

Usage examples:

He particularised this general description to distinguish three specific rules., the templates are …

verb

Depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature.

Usage examples:

The ineffectual oxbridge dons portrayed by evelyn waugh

adjective

In a particular place.

Usage examples:

A doctor must be present at the ringside

noun

The period of time now occurring.

Usage examples:

They are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present

verb

Give or award formally or ceremonially.

Usage examples:

The duke presented certificates to the men

verb

Be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity.

Usage examples:

For purposes of litigation, an infant can and must be represented by an adult

verb

Be a delegate or spokesperson for

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Usage examples:

We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

Usage examples:

They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb

To start a journey

Usage examples:

What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

noun

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

Usage examples:

A charcoal sketch

verb

Make a rough drawing of.

Usage examples:

As they talked, modigliani began to sketch her

noun

A simple, quickly made drawing

Usage examples:

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

verb

Identify clearly and definitely.

Usage examples:

The coup leader promised an election but did not specify a date

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

The treaty specified terms for the withdrawal of troops., [ + question word ] he didn’t specify how…

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

He said we should meet but didn't specify a time., my contract specifies that i must give a month's…

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

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

noun

A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.

Usage examples:

Remove all traces of the old adhesive

noun

Each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.

Usage examples:

The horses pulling the carriage suddenly snapped the traces and bolted off