Sekirov Dictionary

draft

UK /dɹɑːft/US /dɹæft/

noun26

  1. an early form of a piece of writing that may still be changed
  2. A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
  3. An unsent e-mail.
  4. A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
  5. (US, Canada) Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
  6. (US) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
  7. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
  8. The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
  9. (US) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
  10. A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards.
  11. Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
  12. An act of drinking.
  13. The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
  14. A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
  15. 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.
  16. A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.
  17. The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition.
  18. (Appalachia) A valley, or the stream that flows through it.
  19. (Appalachia) A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least intermittently) flows.
  20. (Appalachia) A small stream or tributary.
  21. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
  22. An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU.
  23. (UK, no longer used) A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
  24. (no longer used) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
  25. (no longer used) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
  26. (no longer used) That which is drawn in; a catch; a haul.

verb11

  1. To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
  2. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
  3. To write a law.
  4. To select (someone or something) for a particular role or purpose.
  5. (US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
  6. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
  7. (US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
  8. To play a collectible card game by strategically selecting from a shared pool of cards.
  9. To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
  10. To draw out; to call forth.
  11. To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

adjective2

  1. Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
  2. Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
forms

drafted · drafting · drafts

Phrases with draft

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