draft
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English draught (“drawing, pull, stroke, etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to draw, drag”); see draw.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
draft (plural drafts)
- An early version of a written work
- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- A preliminary sketch, rough outline
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
- A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
- Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
- A cheque, an order for money to be paid
- An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
- He left the country to avoid the draft.
- (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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (mouthful of liquid): See also Wikisaurus:drink
Translations [edit]
early version of a written work
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preliminary sketch
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depth of water needed to float ship
current of air
draw through a flue
order for money to be paid
amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow
conscription
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system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
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Verb [edit]
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.
- write a law
- (transitive) to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
- He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
- to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
- The calves were drafted from the cows.
- (transitive) to force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to do
- They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
- (transitive, sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
- After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
- (intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
- the act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn
Translations [edit]
to write a first version
to write a law
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to conscript a person
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to force or convince a person to do a job
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Adjective [edit]
draft (not comparable)
- (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
Translations [edit]
Referring to drinks on tap
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- draft in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- draft in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English draw.
Noun [edit]
draft n (definite singular draftet; indefinite plural draft/drafter; definite plural drafta/draftene)
Usage notes [edit]
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer [1].
Synonyms [edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English draw.
Noun [edit]
draft n and f
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of draft
Usage notes [edit]
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer [2].
Synonyms [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms with homophones
- English nouns
- en:Nautical
- en:Sports
- en:Rail transportation
- English verbs
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- en:Cycle racing
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- nb:Nautical
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- nn:Nautical
