Dictionary definition · draft
noun
- a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg"they served beer on draft"
- any of the various versions in the development of a written work"a preliminary draft"
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
- a dose of liquid medicine"he took a sleeping draft"
- compulsory military service
verb
- draw up an outline or sketch for something"draft a speech"
- engage somebody to enter the army
- make a blueprint of
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).