draft
1. draft or draught \'draft, 'dra.ft\ n [ME draght; akin to OE dragan to
draw - more at DRAW] chiefly Brit 1: the act of drawing a net; also : the
quantity of fish taken at o ne drawing 2a: the act of moving loads by
drawing or pulling : PULL 2b: a team of animals together with what they
draw 3a: the force required to pull an implement 3b: load or load-pulling
capacity 4a: the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also : the
port ion drunk or inhaled in one such act 4b: a portion poured out or mixed
for drinking : DOSE 5a: DELINEATION, REPRESENTATION; specif : a
constructio n plan 5b: SCHEME, DESIGN 5c: a preliminary sketch, outline,
or version 6: the act, result, or plan of drawing out or sketching 7a:
the act of drawing (as from a cask) 7b: a portion of liquid so drawn 8:
an allowance granted a buyer for loss in weight 9: the depth of water a
ship draws esp. when loaded 10a: the detaching or selecting of an
individual from a group esp. for comp ulsory military service 10b: a group
of individuals so selected 11a: an order for the payment of money drawn by
one person or bank on anoth er 11b: the act or an instance of drawing from
or making demands upon somethin g : DEMAND 12a: a current of air in a
closed-in space 12b: a device for regulating the flow of air (as in a
fireplace) 13: ANGLE, TAPER; specif : the taper given to a pattern or die
so that the work can be easily withdrawn 14: a narrow border along the edge
of a stone or across its face serving as a stonecutter's guide 15: a
system whereby exclusive rights to selected new players are apportion ed
among professional teams : ready to be drawn from a receptacle {beer on
draft} - on draft
2. draft or draught aj chiefly Brit 1: used for drawing loads {~ animals}
2: constituting a preliminary or tentative version, sketch, or outline { a
~ treaty} 3: being on draft; also : DRAWN
3. draft \draf-'te-, dra.f-\ \'draf-t*r, 'dra.f-\ vt or draught 1: to
detach or select for some purpose usu. on a compulsory basis; spe cif : to
conscript for military service 2a: to draw the preliminary sketch, version,
or plan of 2b: COMPOSE, PREPARE chiefly Brit 3: to draw up, off, or away
- draft.ee n
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