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[ US /ˈdɹæft/ ]
[ UK /dɹˈɑːft/ ]
NOUN
  1. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
  2. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
    they served beer on draft
  3. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
  4. a dose of liquid medicine
    he took a sleeping draft
  5. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
  6. compulsory military service
  7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
  8. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
  9. a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
  10. a large and hurried swallow
    he finished it at a single gulp
  11. any of the various versions in the development of a written work
    the final draft of the constitution
    a preliminary draft
VERB
  1. make a blueprint of
  2. engage somebody to enter the army
  3. draw up an outline or sketch for something
    draft a speech

How To Use draft In A Sentence

  • They are trying to rush through the draft resolution before the general election.
  • Slow the airplane to reduce impact forces; also, you'll likely encounter wind shear and strong downdrafts.
  • Falling masonry, backdrafts and explosions are all very real dangers facing a firefighter outside the training room.
  • You can also set bill reminders or overdraft alerts. Times, Sunday Times
  • A multiparty legal committee has rejected draft laws on mine ownership and is set to send other so-called "indigenization" rules back to the drawing board. Zimbabwe Lawmakers Reject ‘Indigenization’ Regulations
  • Consequently a number of Navajo Indians were drafted into the US army as radiomen, and would have soldiers assigned to them to protect them and prevent them falling into enemy hands.
  • After first-round draft pick Sylvester Morris ended a 20-day holdout by signing a seven-year deal, the team didn't want to waste any time getting him on the field.
  • It is good practice to write your proposal word for word as if it were the final draft.
  • I answered, clutching at the hem of my oversized jersey as a cold draft blew around my exposed legs.
  • The obscurity of the pleading which is, if I may so with respect to the drafter of it, exceedingly clever, because the pleading is in terms always of a duty of care to do something and it is there the elision of two very separate ideas.
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