'Draft' definitions:
Definition of 'draft'
(from WordNet)
noun
A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: draft, bill of exchange, order of payment]
noun
A current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) [syn: draft, draught]
noun
A preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: draft, rough drawing]
noun
A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught, potation, tipple]
noun
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]
noun
The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) [syn: draft, draught]
noun
A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
noun
A dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn: draft, draught]
noun
noun
noun
verb
Draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" [syn: draft, outline]
verb
verb
Definition of 'Draft'
From: GCIDE
- Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting.]
- 1. To draw the outline of; to delineate. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To transfer by draft. [1913 Webster]
- All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Draft'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G. Goodrich. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year. --Marshall. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange. [1913 Webster]
- I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan. -- A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods. -- Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught. [1913 Webster]
- 10. A current of air. Same as Draught. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [PJC]
Definition of 'Draft'
From: GCIDE
- Draft \Draft\, a.
- 1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both in approved use. [1913 Webster]
- Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught engine}, etc. See under Draught. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'draft'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- abbreviature,
- abrege,
- abridgment,
- abstract,
- acceptance,
- acceptance bill,
- adumbrate,
- air current,
- arrangement,
- article,
- attraction,
- autograph,
- bag,
- bang,
- bank acceptance,
- bank check,
- beverage,
- bill,
- bill of draft,
- bill of exchange,
- black and white,
- blackmail,
- blank check,
- bleed,
- block in,
- block out,
- blueprint,
- booster,
- booster dose,
- booster shot,
- boot,
- brainchild,
- brief,
- broach,
- brouillon,
- bumper,
- call,
- call for,
- call up,
- call-up,
- capsule,
- cartoon,
- CD,
- certificate,
- certificate of deposit,
- certified check,
- chalk,
- chalk out,
- characterize,
- charcoal,
- charcoal drawing,
- chart,
- check,
- checkbook,
- cheque,
- chiaroscuro,
- claim,
- color,
- commandeer,
- commercial paper,
- compend,
- compose,
- composition,
- compulsory military service,
- computer printout,
- concoct,
- condensation,
- condensed version,
- conscript,
- conscription,
- conspectus,
- contribution,
- contrive,
- copy,
- copy out,
- crayon,
- crosscurrent,
- crosshatch,
- current,
- current of air,
- dash off,
- daub,
- debenture,
- decant,
- deck,
- delineate,
- delineation,
- demand,
- demand bill,
- demand draft,
- demand for,
- depict,
- design,
- detach,
- detach for service,
- devise,
- diagram,
- digest,
- displacement,
- document,
- doodle,
- dose,
- downdraft,
- draft call,
- draft off,
- drafted man,
- draftee,
- drafting,
- drag,
- drain,
- dram,
- draw,
- draw from,
- draw off,
- draw up,
- drawing,
- drayage,
- drench,
- drink,
- drop,
- dropping,
- drug packet,
- due bill,
- duty,
- ebauche,
- edit,
- edited version,
- edition,
- elevation,
- empty,
- enface,
- engross,
- engrossment,
- enlist,
- enlistee,
- enlistment,
- enroll,
- enrollee,
- enrollment,
- epitome,
- esquisse,
- essay,
- exaction,
- exchequer bill,
- exhaust,
- extortion,
- extortionate demand,
- extraction,
- fabricate,
- fair copy,
- fall wind,
- fashion,
- fiction,
- figure,
- final draft,
- finished version,
- first draft,
- fix,
- flimsy,
- flow of air,
- following wind,
- forge,
- form,
- formulate,
- frame,
- gargle,
- graph,
- ground plan,
- gulp,
- guzzle,
- hatch,
- haul,
- haulage,
- hauling,
- head,
- head wind,
- heave,
- heaving,
- heavy demand,
- hit,
- holograph,
- house plan,
- hymnal,
- hymnbook,
- ichnography,
- imposition,
- impost,
- impress,
- impressment,
- indent,
- indraft,
- induct,
- inductee,
- induction,
- inflow,
- inhalation,
- injection,
- inrush,
- inscribe,
- insistent demand,
- inspiration,
- instrumental score,
- invent,
- IOU,
- jetstream,
- jigger,
- join,
- jolt,
- katabatic wind,
- lap,
- let,
- let blood,
- let out,
- letter,
- letter of credit,
- levy,
- libation,
- libretto,
- limn,
- line,
- line drawing,
- list,
- literae scriptae,
- literary artefact,
- literary production,
- literature,
- lucubration,
- lug,
- lute tablature,
- mainlining,
- make,
- make a recension,
- make out,
- manufacture,
- manuscript,
- matter,
- milk,
- MO,
- mobilization,
- mobilize,
- money order,
- monsoon,
- movement of air,
- music,
- music paper,
- music roll,
- musical notation,
- musical score,
- muster,
- muster in,
- narcotic shot,
- negotiable instrument,
- nip,
- nonfiction,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notation,
- note,
- note of hand,
- notice,
- opera,
- opera score,
- opus,
- orchestral score,
- order,
- original,
- outline,
- overdose,
- overview,
- paint,
- paint a picture,
- pandect,
- paper,
- parchment,
- part,
- pastel,
- pattern,
- peg,
- pen,
- pen-and-ink,
- pencil,
- pencil drawing,
- penscript,
- phlebotomize,
- piano score,
- picture,
- picturize,
- piece,
- piece of writing,
- pipette,
- plan,
- play,
- plot,
- poem,
- popping,
- portion,
- portray,
- postal order,
- potation,
- potion,
- precis,
- prepare,
- press,
- printed matter,
- printout,
- production,
- profile,
- project,
- projection,
- promissory note,
- prospectus,
- pull,
- pulling,
- pulling power,
- pump,
- pump out,
- push the pen,
- put in writing,
- quaff,
- raise,
- raw recruit,
- reading matter,
- recense,
- recension,
- record,
- recruit,
- recruiting,
- recruitment,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- review,
- revise,
- rewrite,
- rookie,
- rough,
- rough copy,
- rough draft,
- rough in,
- rough out,
- rough outline,
- rough sketch,
- round,
- round of drinks,
- rubric,
- rush,
- rush order,
- score,
- scratch,
- screed,
- scribe,
- scrip,
- script,
- scrive,
- scroll,
- scumble,
- selectee,
- selective service,
- shade,
- shape,
- sheet music,
- short score,
- shortened version,
- shot,
- sight bill,
- sight draft,
- sign on,
- sign up,
- silhouette,
- silver-print drawing,
- sinkage,
- sinopia,
- sip,
- siphon,
- siphon off,
- skeleton,
- sketch,
- skin-popping,
- slurp,
- snifter,
- snort,
- songbook,
- songster,
- spill ink,
- spoil paper,
- spot,
- stencil,
- strain,
- stream,
- stream of air,
- study,
- submergence,
- submersion,
- suck,
- suck out,
- summon,
- summons,
- sup,
- superscribe,
- survey,
- swig,
- swill,
- syllabus,
- synopsis,
- tablature,
- table,
- tail wind,
- tap,
- tax,
- taxing,
- tenderfoot,
- text,
- the written word,
- thumbnail sketch,
- time bill,
- time draft,
- tint,
- topical outline,
- tot,
- towage,
- towing,
- trace,
- tracing,
- traction,
- tractive,
- tractive power,
- trade acceptance,
- trainee,
- transcribe,
- transcript,
- transcription,
- treasury bill,
- tribute,
- tug,
- tug-of-war,
- tugging,
- type,
- typescript,
- ultimatum,
- undercurrent,
- updraft,
- venesect,
- version,
- vignette,
- vocal score,
- voucher,
- warning,
- warrant,
- wet,
- wind,
- work,
- working drawing,
- write,
- write down,
- write out,
- writing,
- written music
Words containing 'Draft'
- Drafted,
- Drafting,
- Draft box,
- Draft engine,
- Draft horse,
- Draft net,
- Draft ox,
- Draft tube,
- Margin draft,
- Sight draft,
- Stuarts Draft,
- To note a draft,
- bank draft,
- banker's draft,
- demand draft,
- draft animal,
- draft beer,
- draft board,
- draft copy,
- draft dodger,
- draft evader,
- drafting board,
- drafting instrument,
- drafting table,
- first draft,
- foreign draft,
- rough draft,
- time draft,
- Stuarts Draft, VA,
- shallow-draft