Definition of "draft"
- noun
An early version of a written work.
A preliminary sketch, rough outline.
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
- verb
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
Write a law.
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military.
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
To force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to do.
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
The act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
- adjective
Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
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