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Draft

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Noun

1. bill of exchange, draft, order of payment

a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

2. draft, draught

a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

3. draft, rough drawing

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

4. draft, draught, potation, tipple

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

Example Sentences:
'they served beer on draft'

5. draft, draft copy

any of the various versions in the development of a written work

Example Sentences:
'a preliminary draft'
'the final draft of the constitution'

6. draft, draught

the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

7. draft

a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

8. draft, draught

a dose of liquid medicine

Example Sentences:
'he took a sleeping draft'

9. conscription, draft, muster, selective service

compulsory military service

10. draft, draught, gulp, swig

a large and hurried swallow

Example Sentences:
'he finished it at a single gulp'

11. draft, draught, drawing

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Verb

12. draft, outline

draw up an outline or sketch for something

Example Sentences:
'draft a speech'

13. draft, enlist, muster in

engage somebody to enter the army

14. blueprint, draft, draught

make a blueprint of

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Draft

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noun
1. 
a plan, sketch, or drawing of something
2. 
a preliminary outline of a book, speech, etc
3.  another word for bill of exchange
4. 
a demand or drain on something
5. 
the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace
6. US
selection for compulsory military service
7. 
detachment of military personnel from one unit to another
8. business
an allowance on merchandise sold by weight
9. 
a line or narrow border that is chiselled on the surface of a stone to serve as a guide for levelling it
10. Australian and New Zealand
a group of livestock separated from the rest of the herd or flock
verb (transitive)
11. 
to draw up an outline or sketch for something
to draft a speech
12. 
to prepare a plan or design of
13. 
to detach (military personnel) from one unit to another
14. mainly US
to select for compulsory military service
15. 
to chisel a draft on (stone, etc)
16. Australian and New Zealand
a. 
to select (cattle or sheep) from a herd or flock
b. 
to select (farm stock) for sale
noun, verb
17.  the usual US spelling of draught (sense 1), draught (sense 2), draught (sense 3), draught (sense 4), draught (sense 5), draught (sense 6), draught (sense 7), draught (sense 8), draught (sense 11)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Draft

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noun
1. 
a. 
a drawing or pulling, as of a vehicle or load
b. 
the thing, quantity, or load pulled
2. 
a. 
a drawing in of a fish net
b. 
the amount of fish caught in one draw
3. 
a. 
a taking of liquid into the mouth; drinking
b. 
the amount taken at one drink
4. 
a. 
a portion of liquid for drinking; specif., a dose of medicine
b.  Informal
a portion of beer, ale, etc. drawn from a cask
5. 
a. 
a drawing into the lungs, as of air or tobacco smoke
b. 
the amount of air, smoke, etc., drawn in
6. 
a rough or preliminary sketch of a piece of writing
7. 
a plan or drawing of a work to be done
8. 
a current of air, as in a room, heating system, etc.
9. 
a device for regulating the current of air in a heating system
10. 
a written order issued by one person, bank, firm, etc., directing the payment of money to another; check
11. 
a demand or drain made on something
12. 
a. 
the choosing or taking of an individual or individuals from a group for some special purpose, esp. for compulsory military service
b. 
the condition of being so taken
c.  US
a group of these so taken
13.  US
the demand made by a political party for a person to accept, sometimes reluctantly, a candidacy
14. 
a. 
the area of reduced air resistance behind a moving vehicle
b. 
the act or instance of closely following a race car, truck, etc. to avoid wind resistance and conserve fuel
15.  Business
a deduction allowed for waste or loss in weight
16.  Hydraulics
the size of an opening for the flow of water
17.  Masonry
a narrow strip along the edge or across the face of a stone, serving as a guide in leveling the surface
18.  Mechanics
the taper given to a pattern or die so that the work can be removed easily
19.  Nautical
the depth of water that a vessel draws, or needs in order to float, esp. when loaded
20.  US, Sport
a system by which a league, as of professional teams, allots to each team the right to contract specified individuals in a group of players, esp. new players, usually by giving each team a turn to select one player until each roster is full
verb transitive
21. 
to choose or take for some special purpose, as compulsory military service, by drawing from a group
22.  US
to persuade or compel (a person) to become a candidate for public office
23. 
to make a preliminary sketch of or working plans for
24.  Sport
to select (a player) during or in a draft (sense 20)
verb intransitive
25.  US
to drive very closely behind another vehicle while racing, so as to take advantage of the reduced air resistance behind it
adjective
26. 
used for pulling loads
draft animals
27. 
drawn from a cask on order
draft beer
28. 
in a preliminary or rough form
a draft resolution

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Draft

see synonyms of draft
n.
1. A current of air in an enclosed area.
2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
3.
a. The act of pulling loads; traction.
b. Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
c. A team of animals used to pull loads.
4. Nautical The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft.
5. A heavy demand on resources.
6. A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
7.
a. A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
b. The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.
c. A measured portion; a dose.
8.
a. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.
b. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.
9.
a. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.
b. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
c. A body of people selected or conscripted.
10. Sports A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
11.
a. The act of drawing in a fishing net.
b. The quantity of fish caught.
12.
a. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.
b. A representation of something to be constructed.
13. A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
14. A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
15. An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
v. draft·ed, draft·ing, drafts
v.tr.
1. To select from a group for some usually compulsory service: drafted into the army.
2. To select from a group for placement on a sports team.
3. To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
4. To create by thinking and writing; compose: draft a speech.
v.intr.
1. To work as a drafter.
2. To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.
adj.
1. Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads: oxen and other draft animals.
2. Drawn from a cask or tap: draft beer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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