Draft

English Meaning

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.

1. A current of air in an enclosed area.
2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
3. The act of pulling loads; traction.
4. Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
5. A team of animals used to pull loads.
6. Nautical The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft.
7. A heavy demand on resources.
8. A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
9. A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
10. The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.
11. A measured portion; a dose.
12. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.
13. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.
14. 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.
15. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
16. A body of people selected or conscripted.
17. Sports A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
18. The act of drawing in a fishnet.
19. The quantity of fish caught.
20. 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.
21. A representation of something to be constructed.
22. A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
23. A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
24. An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
25. To select from a group for some usually compulsory service: drafted into the army.
26. To select from a group for placement on a sports team.
27. To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
28. To create by thinking and writing; compose: draft a speech.
29. To work as a drafter.
30. To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.
31. Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads: oxen and other draft animals.
32. Drawn from a cask or tap: draft beer.
33. on draft Drawn from a large container, such as a keg.