cartoon

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UK /kɑːˈtuːn/ US /kɑɹˈtun/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

animated, strip

VERB + CARTOON

draw

My sister loves to draw cartoons in her sketchbook every weekend.

CARTOON + NOUN

character | strip | series

Definitions

noun

A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.

A drawing satirising current public figures.

The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.

An artist's preliminary sketch.

A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.

An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.

The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.

verb

To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.

To make a preliminary sketch.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to

toon

noun — a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or

sketch

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.

Wiktionary

The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.

Wiktionary

12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Dr

Wiktionary

I borrowed this cartoon from his older sister.

Tatoeba · #56793

When he saw the salesgirl selling dachshund sausages, he got an idea for a cartoon.

Tatoeba · #288033

Under the cartoon, he wrote "Get your hot dogs!"

Tatoeba · #322648

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