draft
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative spellings
(UK:) draught (for some of the meanings)
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English draught (“‘drawing, pull, stroke, etc.’”) < Old English dragan (“‘to draw, drag’”); see draw.
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[edit] Noun
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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].
- 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
[edit] Translations
early version of a written work
preliminary sketch
depth of water needed to float ship
current of air
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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[edit] Verb
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to 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.
[edit] Translations
to write a first version
to write a law
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to conscript a person
to force or convince a person to do a job
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[edit] Adjective
draft (not comparable)
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- (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
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[edit] External links
- draft in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- draft in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Noun
draft n. (definite singular draftet; indefinite plural draft/drafter; definite plural drafta/draftene)
[edit] Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer[1].
