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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
draft
n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
person or bank on another [syn: draft, bill of
exchange, order of payment]
2: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or
vehicle) [syn: draft, draught]
3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: draft,
rough drawing]
4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught,
potation, tipple]
5: any of the various versions in the development of a written
work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the
constitution" [syn: draft, draft copy]
6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
when loaded) [syn: draft, draught]
7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
draft, draught]
9: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
draft, selective service]
10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig]
11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn:
draft, draught, drawing]
v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a
speech" [syn: draft, outline]
2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, draft,
muster in] [ant: discharge, muster out]
3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draft, draught]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Draft \Draft\ (dr[.a]ft), n. [The same word as draught. OE.
draught, draht, fr. AS. dragan to draw. See Draw, and cf.
Draught.]
1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as
Draught.
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Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G.
Goodrich.
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2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army,
or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from
any district, or any company or collection of persons, or
from the people at large; also, the body of men thus
drafted.
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Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by
drafts to serve for the year. --Marshall.
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3. An order from one person or party to another, directing
the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
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I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till
advice was received of the progress of the loan. --
A. Hamilton.
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4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of
goods. -- Simmonds.
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5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn
in outline; a delineation. See Draught.
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6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough
sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or
completed. See Draught.
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7. (Masonry)
(a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked
differently from the rest of its face.
(b) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the
edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the
stone-cutter.
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8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a
millstone.
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9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See
Draught.
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10. A current of air. Same as Draught.
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11. A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.
[PJC]
12. The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large
container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.
[PJC]
13. A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney,
stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney
draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal
dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be
parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
district, company, or society; to detach; to select;
especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a
population to serve in the armed forces.
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HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like
him achieve such a position of responsibility in the
army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the
movie)
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted novices to supply their colleges and
temples. -- Holwell.
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4. To transfer by draft.
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All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught
engine, etc. See under Draught.
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Thesaurus Results for Draft:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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