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   draft

   /draft/

   noun

   • 1. a preliminary version of a piece of writing: "the first draft of the party's manifesto"
   • ▪ a plan, sketch, or rough drawing.
   • ▪ a mode of operation of a printer in which text is produced rapidly but with relatively low definition.
   • 2. compulsory recruitment for military service: US "25 million men were subject to the draft"
   • ▪ a procedure whereby new or existing sports players are made available for selection or reselection by the teams in a league, usually with the earlier choices being given to the weaker teams. North American
   • ▪ a group or individual selected from a larger group for a special duty, e.g., for military service. rare
   • 3. a current of cool air in a room or other confined space: "heavy curtains at the windows cut out drafts"
   • 4. the action or act of pulling something along, especially a vehicle or farm implement.
   • 5. a written order to pay a specified sum; a check.
   • 6. a single act of drinking or inhaling: "she downed the remaining beer in one draft"
   • ▪ the amount swallowed or inhaled in a single act of drinking or inhaling: "he took deep drafts of oxygen into his lungs"
   • 7. the depth of water needed to float a ship: "the shallow draft enabled her to get close to shore"
   • 8. the drawing in of a fishing net.
   • ▪ the fish taken at one drawing; a catch.

   verb

   • 1. prepare a preliminary version of (a document): "I drafted a letter of resignation"
   • 2. select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose: "he was drafted to help with the task force on best safety practices"
   • ▪ conscript (someone) for military service: US "he was drafted in 1938"
   • ▪ select (a player) for a sports team through the draft: North American "he was drafted by Winnipeg and traded the following spring"
   • 3. pull or draw.
   • 4. benefit from reduced wind resistance by driving very closely behind another vehicle.

   adjective

   • 1. denoting beer or other drink that is kept in and served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can: "draft beer"
   • 2. denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads: "draft oxen"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: phonetic spelling of draught.

   Derivatives

   • 1. drafter noun

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