draft

¹draft

noun \ˈdraft, ˈdräft\

Definition of DRAFT

1

a : the act of drawing a net b : haul 2b

2

a : the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also : the portion drunk or inhaled in one such act b : a portion poured out or mixed for drinking : dose

3

a : the force required to pull an implement b : load or load-pulling capacity

4

a : the act of moving loads by drawing or pulling : pull b : a team of animals together with what they draw

5

a : delineation, representation b : scheme, design c : a preliminary sketch, outline, or version <the author's first draft> <a draft treaty>

6

: the act, result, or plan of drawing out or stretching

7

a : the act of drawing (as from a cask) b : a portion of liquid so drawn <a draft of ale> c : draft beer <a glass of draft>

8

: the depth of water a ship draws especially when loaded

9

a (1) : a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for compulsory military service) (2) : an act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without the individual's expressed consent b : a group of individuals selected especially by military draft c : a system whereby exclusive rights to selected new players are apportioned among professional teams

10

a : an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another b : the act or an instance of drawing from or making demands upon something : demand

11

a : a current of air in a closed-in space <felt a draft> b : a device for regulating the flow of air (as in a fireplace)

12

: angle, taper; specifically : the taper given to a pattern or die so that the work can be easily withdrawn

13

: a pocket of reduced air pressure behind a moving object; also : the use of such a draft to save energy

— on draft

: ready to be drawn from a receptacle <beer on draft>

Examples of DRAFT

1. The published poem differs quite a bit from earlier drafts.
2. You may want to seal the windows with plastic to stop drafts.

Origin of DRAFT

Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw — more at draw

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DRAFT

Synonyms: burden, cargo, load, freight, haul, lading, loading, payload, weight

Related Words: consignment; boatload, carload, shipload, trainload, truckload, wagonload; ballast, deadweight; overload, surcharge; bale, bundle, pack, package, packet, parcel, shipment; manifest; body, bulk, mass

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Rhymes with DRAFT

aft, craft, graft, haft, kraft, raft, shaft, waft