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noun (plural drafts) |
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1. current of cold air: a current of uncomfortably cold air penetrating a room or other space
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2. current of air in enclosed space: a current of air, especially one that is moving through an enclosed space such as a chimney or tunnel
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3. preliminary version: a preliminary version of a picture, document, or plan
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4. military conscription: a system in which people are ordered to join the armed services in time of war
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5. system of recruiting players: a system of distributing the rights to unsigned players among professional sports teams
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6. finance check: a written order to pay money from an account to a person or to another account
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7. engineering regulating device: a valve that regulates the flow of air to or from a pipe such as a chimney
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8. beverages beer in barrels: beer that is stored in and served from barrels or casks rather than bottles
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9. nautical depth needed by ship to float: the distance between the water line of a ship and the lowest part of its hull, which is the minimum depth of water it requires in order to float
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10. pulling along or drawing in: the act of pulling something along, of drawing something in, or of breathing or drinking something
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11. mouthful of air, liquid, or smoke: the amount of air, liquid, or smoke taken in in a single breath or swallow
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12. medicine dose of liquid medicine: a dose of medicine in liquid form
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verb (past and past participle draft·ed, present participle draft·ing, 3rd person present singular drafts) |
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1. transitive verb military call somebody for military service: to select somebody for compulsory service in the armed forces
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2. transitive verb transfer somebody somewhere for duty: to move or send somebody somewhere to carry out a particular task
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3. transitive verb politics choose somebody to run for office: to choose somebody to run for elective office
  drafted her to run in the primary
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4. transitive verb write preliminary version of something: to sketch or write a preliminary version of a picture, document, or plan
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5. intransitive verb transportation sports follow person or vehicle closely: to follow closely behind another fast-moving competitor or vehicle, taking advantage of the reduced resistance to movement
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adjective |
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1. beverages served from barrel: stored in and served from a barrel rather than a bottle
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2. agriculture pulling heavy loads: used to pull heavy loads
a draft animal
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| [Mid-16th century. Form of draught] |
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| draft·er noun |
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on draft available for serving from the barrel
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