rough outline, sketch; check, written order for payment; conscription, calling up for army service; unit; current of air; (Sports) method by which NBA teams choose once a year college or foreign players to their teams
make an outline, draw up in written form; conscript, recruit for military service; force or persuade to do some task; draw out and separate
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Draft Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To transfer by draft.
To transfer by draft.
(v. t.)
To draw the outline of; to delineate.
To draw the outline of; to delineate.
(v. t.)
To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
(v. t.)
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
(a.)
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutPertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
draft
\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.
draft
\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.
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tube. same as draught box, draught engine, etc. see under draught.
draft
n
1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: bill of exchange, order of payment ]
2. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) [syn: draught, air current]
3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: rough drawing ]
4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) [syn: draught, potation, tipple]
5. preliminary version of a written work [syn: draft copy]
6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) [syn: draught]
7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8. a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn: draught]
9. compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster, selective service]
10. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: gulp, draught, swig]
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: draught, drawing]
v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" [syn: rough, outline]
2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, muster in]
[ant: discharge] 3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draught]
similar words(10)
draft engine
draft horse
draft net
time draft
sight draft
draft ox
margin draft
draft box
internet-draft
draft tube
Noun
1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
(synonym) bill of exchange, order of payment
(hypernym) negotiable instrument
(hyponym) overdraft
2. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) updraft
3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
(synonym) rough drawing
(hypernym) sketch, study
(derivation) blueprint, draught
4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
(synonym) draught, potation, tipple
(hypernym) drink
(hyponym) quaff
5. preliminary version of a written work
(synonym) draft copy
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(derivation) outline
6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) depth
7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
(hypernym) regulator
8. a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) dose
9. compulsory military service
(synonym) conscription, muster, selective service
(hypernym) mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
(hyponym) levy, levy en masse
(derivation) enlist, muster in
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
10. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
(synonym) gulp, draught, swig
(hypernym) swallow, drink, deglutition
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
(synonym) draught, drawing
(hypernym) pull, pulling
Verb
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
(synonym) outline
(hypernym) write, compose, pen, indite
(derivation) draft copy
(classification) writing, authorship, composition, penning
2. engage somebody to enter the army
(synonym) enlist, muster in
(hypernym) enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
(hyponym) recruit, levy, raise
(derivation) conscription, muster, selective service
3. make a blueprint of
(synonym) blueprint, draught
(hypernym) design, plan
(derivation) rough drawing
Draft Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
1) Crosscurrent; tows will drift to the right or left depending on the draft (usually qualified as out draft, or left-or right-handed draft). 2) The depth of water a vessel draws, loaded or unloaded. (TNDOT1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
The depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, in the U.S. expressed in feet, elsewhere in meters.
An unconventional order in writing - signed by a person, usually the exporter, and addressed to the importer - ordering the importer or the importer's agent to pay, on demand (sight draft) or at a fixed future date (time draft), the amount specified on its face.
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A written order to pay money to another on demand or as directed in the document.
the vertical distance between the bottom of a vessel floating in water and the waterline.
(I) See DESIGN DRAFT. (II) To DRAW OUT (attenuate or stretch) a strand of cotton, usually by running the strand between several pairs of rollers, each pair turning faster than the pair before it.
The taper on the sides of pattern which are perpendicular to the parting plane that allows the pattern to be withdrawn from the mold without breaking the edges of the mold.
The taper in the mold cavity which allows the casting to be removed easily.
Draft Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
1. The conscription of qualified citizens in military service. 2. The depth of water that a vessel requires to float freely; the depth of a vessel from the water line to the keel. See also active duty; Military Service; watercraft. (JP 4-01.6)
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Draft Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Draft or draught may mean:
- Draught beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can
- Demand Draft, a Negotiable instrument
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Draft Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Buyer's payment for goods.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.Draft Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
An unconditional order in writing from one person (the Drawer) to another (the Drawee), directing the drawee to pay a specified amount to a named drawer on a fixed date. Also known as a Bill of Exchange.
the depth of the boat at its lowest point, also the depth or fullness of the sail
The annual selection process by which NBA teams select players from the high schools, colleges and elsewhere(international). See: draft lottery.
Draft Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
1. The act of drawing or removing water from a tank or reservoir. 2. The water which is drawn or removed.
Provided as a public service by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1) The act of drawing or removing water from a tank or reservoir. 2) The water which is drawn or removed from a tank or reservoir.
Draft Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
fnalan (air); ne-haf (under a ship)
