pencil in
Definition of pencil in
: to put (someone or something that may be changed later) on a schedule, list, etc. Would you like me to pencil you in for Thursday morning at 11? —sometimes used figuratively He was penciled in as the director's replacement.
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pencilplay
: an artist's brush
: an artist's individual skill or style
: an implement for writing, drawing, or marking consisting of or containing a slender cylinder or strip of a solid marking substance
: to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencil
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