draft, draught, drawing
(noun) the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
gulp, draft, draught, swig
(noun) a large and hurried swallow; “he finished it at a single gulp”
conscription, muster, draft, selective service
(noun) compulsory military service
draft, draught
(noun) a dose of liquid medicine; “he took a sleeping draft”
draft, rough drawing
(noun) a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
draft
(noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
draft, draught
(noun) the depth of a vessel’s keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
draft, draft copy
(noun) any of the various versions in the development of a written work; “a preliminary draft”; “the final draft of the constitution”
draft, draught, potation, tipple
(noun) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; “they served beer on draft”
draft, draught
(noun) a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
draft, bill of exchange, order of payment
(noun) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
enlist, draft, muster in
(verb) engage somebody to enter the army
blueprint, draft, draught
(verb) make a blueprint of
draft, outline
(verb) draw up an outline or sketch for something; “draft a speech”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
draft (countable and uncountable, plural drafts)
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
An act of drinking.
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
(politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
(rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
(possibly, archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
(possibly, archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
(possibly, archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
• (mouthful of liquid): swig; see also drink
draft (third-person singular simple present drafts, present participle drafting, simple past and past participle drafted)
(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
To write a law.
(transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
(transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
(ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
To draw out; to call forth.
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
draft (not comparable)
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
Source: Wiktionary
Draft, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both on approved use. Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.
Draft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select. Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. Holwell.
4. To transfer by draft. All her rents been drafted to London. Fielding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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