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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Draft \Draft\, a.
     1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
        vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
        horse.
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     2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
        air. Same as Draught.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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              Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G.
                                                    Goodrich.
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     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.
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              Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by
              drafts to serve for the year.         --Marshall.
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     3. An order from one person or party to another, directing
        the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
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              I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till
              advice was received of the progress of the loan. --
                                                    A. Hamilton.
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     4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of
        goods. -- Simmonds.
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     5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn
        in outline; a delineation. See Draught.
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     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.
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     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.
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     8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a
        millstone.
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     9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See
        Draught.
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     10. A current of air. Same as Draught.
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     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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Drafting.]
     1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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     2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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     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.
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              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.
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     4. To transfer by draft.
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              All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Note \Note\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Noting.] [F. noter, L. notare, fr. nota. See Note, n.]
     1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to
        attend to. --Pope.
  
              No more of that; I have noted it well. --Shak.
  
     2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
  
              Every unguarded word . . . was noted down.
                                                    --Maccaulay.
  
     3. To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing
        charged); to brand. [Obs.]
  
              They were both noted of incontinency. --Dryden.
  
     4. To denote; to designate. --Johnson.
  
     5. To annotate. [R.] --W. H. Dixon.
  
     6. To set down in musical characters.
  
     To note a bill or draft, to record on the back of it a
        refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which
        is done officially by a notary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Draft \Draft\, a.
     1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
        vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
  
     2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
        air. Same as Draught.
  
     Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
           are both on approved use.
  
     Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
     Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught
        engine, etc. See under Draught.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Drafting.]
     1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
  
     2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
  
     3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
        district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
  
              Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
              drafted novices to supply their colleges and
              temples.                              -- Holwell.
  
     4. To transfer by draft.
  
              All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  
  
     Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the
           constituent elements into which all contracts are
           resolved.
  
     Acceptance of a bill of exchange, check, draft, or
     order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms.
        This engagement is usually made by writing the word
        ``accepted'' across the face of the bill.
  
     Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an
        intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of
        the transaction.
  
     6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.]
  
     Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under
        Accept.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  draft
       n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
            person or bank on another [syn: bill of exchange, order
            of payment]
       2: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
          [syn: draught]
       3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: rough
          drawing]
       4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
          "they served beer on draft" [syn: draught, potation, tipple]
       5: preliminary version of a written work [syn: draft copy]
       6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
          when loaded) [syn: draught]
       7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
       8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
          draught]
       9: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
          selective service]
       10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
           gulp" [syn: gulp, draught, swig]
       11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: draught,
            drawing]
       v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
            [syn: outline]
       2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, muster in]
          [ant: discharge]
       3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draught]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το προσχέδιο, το πρωτόλειο
     2 η στρατολόγηση
     3 η συναλλαγματική
     4 το ρεύμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 προσχεδιάζω, κάνω προσχέδιο
     2 (μτβ) επιστρατεύω
     3 (αμτβ) επιστρατεύομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     French n.
     (lb fr sports) (l en draft)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     nautical (l en chart)
     Spanish n.
     (l en draft) (gloss: in sports)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     a.
     1 (lb en not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to
  bottled.
     2 Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
     n.
     1 (lb en US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or
  vehicle.
     2 (lb en US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke)
  resulting from a combustion process.
     3 (lb en US spelling) An act of drinking.
     4 (lb en US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol,
  or medicine) drink in one swallow.
     5 (lb en US spelling) A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
     6 (lb en US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn
  from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary
  sketch.
     2 To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in
  architectural and mechanical drawing.
     3 To write a law.
     4 (lb en transitive US) To conscript a person, force a person to
  serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
     5 To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
     6 To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
     7 (lb en transitive sports US) To select a rookie player onto a
  professional sports team.
     8 (lb en ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another
  vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and
  follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
     9 To draw out; to call forth.
     10 To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of
  yarn.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     French n.
     (lb fr sports) (l en draft)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     nautical (l en chart)
     Spanish n.
     (l en draft) (gloss: in sports)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     French n.
     (lb fr sports) (l en draft)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     nautical (l en chart)
     Spanish n.
     (l en draft) (gloss: in sports)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     Englanti n.
     1 luonnos, hahmotelma, suunnitelma
     2 vedos
     3 ilmavirta, veto
     4 kutsunnat, värväys, kutsu asepalvelus
     5 (yhteys merenkulku k=en) syväys
     6 (yhteys urheilu k=en) varaustilaisuus
     Englanti vb.
     1 tehdä luonnos
     2 kutsua palvelus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  draft
     Engelska a.
     1 (tagg: text=om dryck) som lagras på fat
     2 som utgör ett utkast
     3 (tagg: text=om djur) drag-, hårt arbetande
     Engelska n.
     1 utkast, skiss
     2 vinddrag
     3 (tagg amerikansk engelska språk=en) värnplikt
     4 (tagg sport språk=en) system för att välja unga spelare tidigt i en
  säsong
     5 (tagg ekonomi språk=en) växel, check, tratta
     6 (tagg segling språk=en) djupgående (avståndet mellan ett fartygs
  nedersta del och vattenlinjen)
     Engelska vb.
     1 skissa, göra utkast
     2 (tagg militärt språk=en) inkalla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  draft /dɹˈaft/
  konsep

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Draft /dɹˈaft/
  المسوّدة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  draft //dɹæft// //dɹɑːft// 
  1. дъ́рпане, те́глене
  action or act of pulling something along
  2. глъ́тка
  amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow
  3. на́бор
  conscription
  4. тече́ние
  current of air coming in
  5. газене
  depth of water needed to float ship
  6. тя́га
  draw through a flue
  7. чернова́
  early version of a written work
  8. мени́телница
  order for money to be paid
  9. ски́ца
  preliminary sketch or outline

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  draft //dɹæft// //dɹɑːft// 
  1. мобилизи́рам
  to conscript a person
  2. скицирам
  to draw in outline; to make a sketch
  3. скици́рам
  to write a first version