antidraft
noun
1.
a drawing, sketch, or design.
2.
a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc.
3.
act of drawing; delineation.
4.
a current of air in any enclosed space, especially in a room, chimney, or stove.
5.
a current of air moving in an upward or downward direction.
6.
a device for regulating the current of air in a stove, fireplace, etc.
7.
an act of drawing or pulling loads.
8.
something that is drawn or pulled; a haul.
9.
an animal or team of animals used to pull a load.
10.
the force required to pull a load.
11.
the taking of supplies, forces, money, etc., from a given source.
12.
a selection or drawing of persons, by lot or otherwise, from the general body of the people for military service; levy; conscription.
13.
the persons so selected.
14.
Sports. a selecting or drawing of new players from a choice group of amateur players by professional teams, especially a system of selecting new players so that each team in a professional league receives some of the most promising players.
15.
British. a selection of persons already in military service to be sent from one post or organization to another; detachment.
16.
a written order drawn by one person upon another; a writing directing the payment of money on account of the drawer; bill of exchange.
17.
a drain or demand made on anything.
18.
19.
an act of drinking or inhaling.
20.
something that is taken in by drinking or inhaling; a drink; dose.
21.
a quantity of fish caught.
22.
Nautical. the depth to which a vessel is immersed when bearing a given load.
23.
Also called leave. Metallurgy. the slight taper given to a pattern so that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.
24.
Metalworking.
a.
the change in sectional area of a piece of work caused by a rolling or drawing operation.
b.
a taper on a die or punch permitting it to be withdrawn readily from the work.
25.
Masonry. a line or border chiseled at the edge of a stone, to serve as a guide in leveling the surfaces.
26.
Textiles.
a.
the degree of attenuation produced in fibers during yarn processing, expressed either by the ratio of the weight of raw to the weight of processed fiber, or by the ratio between the varying surface speeds of the rollers on the carding machine.
b.
the act of attenuating the fibers.
27.
an allowance granted to a buyer for waste of goods sold by weight.
verb (used with object)
28.
to draw the outlines or plan of; sketch.
29.
to draw up in written form; compose.
30.
to draw or pull.
31.
to take or select by draft, especially for military service.
32.
Masonry. to cut a draft on.
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verb (used without object)
34.
(in an automobile race) to drive or ride close behind another car so as to benefit from the reduction in air pressure created behind the car ahead.
adjective
Idioms 35.
used or suited for drawing loads: a draft horse.
36.
drawn or available to be drawn from a cask rather than served from a sealed bottle: draft ale.
37.
being a tentative or preliminary outline, version, design, or sketch.
38.
on draft, available to be drawn from a cask rather than from a sealed bottle: imported beer on draft.
Origin:
later spelling of draught (since 16th century)
later spelling of draught (since 16th century)
Related forms
draft·a·ble, adjective
draft·er, noun
an·ti·draft, adjective
pre·draft, noun, verb (used with object)
re·draft, verb (used with object)
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draft (drɑːft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a plan, sketch, or drawing of something |
| 2. | a preliminary outline of a book, speech, etc |
| 3. | another word for bill of exchange |
| 4. | a demand or drain on something |
| 5. | the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace |
| 6. | (US) selection for compulsory military service |
| 7. | detachment of military personnel from one unit to another |
| 8. | commerce an allowance on merchandise sold by weight |
| 9. | a line or narrow border that is chiselled on the surface of a stone to serve as a guide for levelling it |
| 10. | (Austral), (NZ) a group of livestock separated from the rest of the herd or flock |
| —vb | |
| 11. | to draw up an outline or sketch for something: to draft a speech |
| 12. | to prepare a plan or design of |
| 13. | to detach (military personnel) from one unit to another |
| 14. | chiefly (US) to select for compulsory military service |
| 15. | to chisel a draft on (stone, etc) |
| 16. | (Austral), (NZ) |
| a. to select (cattle or sheep) from a herd or flock | |
| b. to select (farm stock) for sale | |
| —n, —vb | |
| 17. | draught draught draught draught draught draught draught draught the usual US spelling of draught |
| [C16: variant of | |
| 'drafter | |
| —n | |
| draught or draft (drɑːft) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space |
| 2. | a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal |
| b. (as modifier): a draught horse | |
| 3. | the load or quantity drawn |
| 4. | a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine |
| 5. | the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow |
| 6. | the act or process of drawing air, smoke, etc, into the lungs |
| 7. | the amount of air, smoke, etc, inhaled in one breath |
| 8. | a. beer, wine, etc, stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled |
| b. (as modifier): draught beer | |
| c. on draught drawn from a cask or keg | |
| 9. | Also called: draughtsman, US and Canadian equivalent: checker any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts |
| 10. | the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull |
| 11. | feel the draught to be short of money |
| [C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to | |
| draft or draft | |
| —n | |
| [C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to | |
| 'draughter or draft | |
| —n | |
| 'drafter or draft | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
draft
c.1500, spelling variant of draught (q.v.) to reflect change in pronunciation. Meaning "rough copy of a writing" (something "drawn") is attested from 14c.; that of "preliminary sketch from which a final copy is made" is from 1520s. The meaning "to draw off a group for special
duty" is from 1703, in U.S. especially of military service; the v. in this sense first recorded 1714. Draftee is from 1866. Sense in bank draft is from 1745.
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Medical Dictionary
draft (drāft)
n.
A measured portion of a liquid or aerosol medication; a dose.
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draft definition
A system for selecting young men for compulsory military service, administered in the United States by the Selective Service System. At present the United States relies on a volunteer military and does not have a draft, though young men are required by law to register with the Selective Service. (See also conscientious objector and draft dodger.)
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