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As a noun, cartoon means a humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. As a verb, it means draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
Meanings of cartoon
10 meaningsnoun
comicsA humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
comicsA drawing satirising current public figures.
artsAn artist's preliminary sketch.
artsA full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
animationAn animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
A diagram in a scientific concept.
A humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
Similar: sketchA film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
Similar: animated cartoon, toon
verb
artscomicsanimationTo draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
artsTo make a preliminary sketch.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).