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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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The meaning of DRAFT is the act of drawing or pulling in a net. How to use draft in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRAFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DRAFT definition: 1. a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the…. Learn more.

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   noun. a drawing, sketch, or design. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. the act of drawing; delineation. a current of air in any enclosed space, especially in a room, chimney, or stove. a current of air moving in an upward or downward direction.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › draftDraft - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Draft means to draw, both in the sense of sketching an image onto paper, but also in terms of pulling — a draft horse draws a wagon, a draft of air is drawn into your lungs when you take a breath. A cold draft is a current of cold air being drawn indoors.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRAFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A draft is an early version of a letter, email, book, or speech. I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name. I emailed a first draft of this article to him. ...a draft report from a major U.S. university. ...a draft law. 2. verb. When you draft a letter, email, book, or speech, you write the first version of it.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › draftDRAFT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a piece of writing or a plan that is not yet in its finished form: He made several changes to the first draft. the draft US. an arrangement in which people are told that they must join the armed forces. draft noun (COLD AIR) US spelling of draught (= a current of cold air in a room) draft. verb [ T ] uk / drɑːft / us. draft verb [T] (WRITE)

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondraft noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [countable] a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form. This is only the first draft of my speech. I've made a rough draft of the letter. The final published version differs from earlier drafts in many key details. the final draft (= the final version) a draft report/plan/bill/resolution. a draft document/proposal.