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draft

/dɹˈæft/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
  2. a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
  3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
  4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
    “they served beer on draft”
  5. any of the various versions in the development of a written work
    “a preliminary draft”
  6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
  7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
  8. a dose of liquid medicine
    “he took a sleeping draft”
  9. compulsory military service
  10. a large and hurried swallow
    “he finished it at a single gulp”
  11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

verb

  1. draw up an outline or sketch for something
    “draft a speech”
  2. engage somebody to enter the army
  3. make a blueprint of

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