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List of meaning for draft

a first version of something written or drawn

draft, bill of exchange, order of payment(noun)

a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

draft, draught(noun)

a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

draft, rough drawing(noun)

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

draft, draught, potation, tipple(noun)

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

"they served beer on draft"

draft, draft copy(noun)

any of the various versions in the development of a written work

"a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution"

draft, draught(noun)

the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

draft(noun)

a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

draft, draught(noun)

a dose of liquid medicine

"he took a sleeping draft"

conscription, muster, draft, selective service(noun)

compulsory military service

gulp, draft, draught, swig(noun)

a large and hurried swallow

"he finished it at a single gulp"

draft, draught, drawing(verb)

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

draft, outline(verb)

draw up an outline or sketch for something

"draft a speech"

enlist, draft, muster in(verb)

engage somebody to enter the army

blueprint, draft, draught(verb)

make a blueprint of

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

the draft of an average-sized oil tanker

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a long draft of the beer before putting his mug down

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction

do you feel a draft from beneath the door?

to pick especially for required military service

my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

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