draft

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

2. 2

   The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.

3. 3

   An act of drinking.

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   1. 4

      The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.

      • to drink at a draft
      • She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
   2. 5

      A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).

   3. 6

      Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle…

      Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

      • From 1767 to 1774 no pale wine was bottled but for immediate use; only draft wine of all kinds was used in the principal taverns, and it was often very bad, not from tricks of the vintners, but from bad management.
      • Another positive trend is the increase of quality in draft cider options. Draft cider has often been, and sometimes still is, considered an inferior product by cider traditionalists, who believe a true cider should come in a bottle or[…]
   4. 7

      The depth of water needed to float a particular ship

      The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

   5. 8

      A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.

      • I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
      • His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
      • Dr Richard Beeching's handwritten draft of his report survives in the National Archives.
   6. 9

      An unsent e-mail.

   7. 10

      A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.

   8. 11

      An order for money to be paid

      An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU.

   9. 12

      Conscription

      Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

      • He left the country to avoid the draft.
   10. 13

       A person who has been drafted

       A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.

   11. 14

       A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.

   12. 15

       A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

   13. 16

       A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of…

       A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards.

   14. 17

       A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

   15. 18

       The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched)…

       The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition.

   16. 19

       The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand…

       The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

   17. 20

       The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something…

       The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

       • using oxen for draft
       • shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
       • In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century in the U.S., "strong" ploughs requiring the draft of four and sometimes six oxen were frequently used for breaking land which had previously lain fallow for several years.
   18. 21

       The act of drawing in a net for fish.

   19. 22

       That which is drawn in

       That which is drawn in; a catch; a haul.

       • He cast his net, which brought him a very great draft.
   20. 23

       A small stream or tributary.

       • Crossing several ridges & hollows & two small drafts of water.
       • Hollows were tributary to a cove or another type of sizable valley threaded by a creek or, in Pennsylvania, a “run,” and in Virginia, a “draft.”
   21. 24

       A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least…

       A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least intermittently) flows.

       • Then came the pleasant toil up and down the ridges and drafts of the Knob.
       • Now you have left the dividing "backbone", and climb up and down a never-ending succession of ridges and "drafts," as the ravines are called. […] a searching reconnoitre of the next long draft opened to view.
   22. 25

       To write a first version

       To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.

   23. 26

       To draw in outline

       To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

   24. 27

       To write a law.

   25. 28

       To select (someone or something) for a particular role or purpose.

       • There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
       • They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
       • Class "H16" 4-6-2T No. 30516 has been drafted to the Fawley branch and is here seen working a 747-ton test train across Frost Lane crossing, near Hythe, on March 6 [...].
   26. 29

       To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic…

       To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.

       • At the restart, the positions of the Mercedes drivers was reversed. Hamilton drafted Bottas down to Turn One and took the lead around the outside, controlling the race from there.
   27. 30

       To draw out

       To draw out; to call forth.

   28. 31

       To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

   29. 32

       To play a collectible card game by selecting from a shared pool of cards.

   30. 33

       Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

       • I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
   31. 34

       Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

       • A Clydesdale is a draft horse.

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