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draft

  [draft, drahft]
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–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, esp. 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, esp. 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. draft beer.
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b. a taper on a die or punch permitting it to be withdrawn readily from the work.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, esp. for military service.
32. Masonry. to cut a draft on.
–verb (used without object)
33. to do drafting; work as a draftsman.
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
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.
—Idiom
38. on draft, available to be drawn from a cask rather than from a sealed bottle: imported beer on draft.
Also, especially British, draught (for defs. 1, 3–10, 18–25, 38–33, 35–37).

Origin:
later sp. of draught (since 16th century)

Related forms:
draft⋅a⋅ble, adjective
drafter, noun
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draft   (drāft)   
n.  

  1. A current of air in an enclosed area.

  2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.

    1. The act of pulling loads; traction.

    2. Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.

    3. A team of animals used to pull loads.

    4. A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.

    5. The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.

    6. A measured portion; a dose.

    7. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.

    8. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.

    9. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.

    10. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.

    11. A body of people selected or conscripted.

    12. The act of drawing in a fishnet.

    13. The quantity of fish caught.

    14. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.

    15. A representation of something to be constructed.

  4. Nautical The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft.

  5. A heavy demand on resources.

  6. A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.

    1. A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.

    2. The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.

    3. A measured portion; a dose.

    4. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.

    5. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.

    6. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.

    7. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.

    8. A body of people selected or conscripted.

    9. The act of drawing in a fishnet.

    10. The quantity of fish caught.

    11. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.

    12. A representation of something to be constructed.

    1. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.

    2. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.

    3. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.

    4. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.

    5. A body of people selected or conscripted.

    6. The act of drawing in a fishnet.

    7. The quantity of fish caught.

    8. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.

    9. A representation of something to be constructed.

    1. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.

    2. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.

    3. A body of people selected or conscripted.

    4. The act of drawing in a fishnet.

    5. The quantity of fish caught.

    6. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.

    7. A representation of something to be constructed.

  10. Sports A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.

    1. The act of drawing in a fishnet.

    2. The quantity of fish caught.

    3. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.

    4. A representation of something to be constructed.

    1. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.

    2. A representation of something to be constructed.

  13. A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.

  14. A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.

  15. An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.

v.   draft·ed, draft·ing, drafts

v.   tr.

  1. To select from a group for some usually compulsory service: drafted into the army.

  2. To select from a group for placement on a sports team.

  3. To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.

  4. To create by thinking and writing; compose: draft a speech.

v.   intr.

  1. To work as a drafter.

  2. To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.

adj.  

  1. Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads: oxen and other draft animals.

  2. Drawn from a cask or tap: draft beer.


[Middle English draught, act of drawing or pulling, from Old English *dreaht; akin to dragan, to draw.]
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Cultural Dictionary

draft

A preliminary version of a book, speech, essay, or outline.


draft

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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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 1528. 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

draft

A written order by one party for a second party to make payment to a third party. A check is an example of a draft drawn by a depositor (first party) on a financial institution (second party) and payable to an individual or organization (third party). See also overdraft, sight draft, time draft.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: draft
Function: noun
1 : a preliminary version of something (as a law)
2 a : a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service) b : the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her expressed consent
3 : an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another —see also DRAWEE, DRAWER —compare CHECK
documentary draft
: a draft that will be honored only upon the presentation of certain documents (as an invoice or certificate of title)
sight draft
: a draft payable on presentation
time draft
: a draft payable a specified number of days after the date of the draft or of its presentation

Main Entry: draft
Function: transitive verb
1 : to select for some purpose; specifically : to conscript for military service
2 : to compose or prepare esp. the preliminary version of <drafting legislation> intransitive verb : to practice draftsmanship —draft·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: draft
Variant: or chiefly British draught /'draft, 'droft/
Function: noun
1 : a portion (as of medicine) poured out ormixed for drinking : DOSE
2 : a current of air in a closed-in space —drafty orchiefly British draughty /'draf-tE, 'drof-/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

draft (drāft)
n.
A measured portion of a liquid or aerosol medication; a dose.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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