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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.
        [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]

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


  drafting \drafting\ n.
     1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished
        later.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the craft of drawing blueprints.
  
     Syn: mechanical drawing.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. a creation of artistic drawings.
  
     Syn: drawing, draftsmanship.
          [WordNet 1.5]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  drafting
       n 1: writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
       2: the craft of drawing blueprints [syn: mechanical drawing]
       3: the creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from
          his father" [syn: drawing, draftsmanship]

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


  drafting
     n.
     1 The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
     2 A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for
  architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
     3 The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following
  in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
     4 A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
     vb.
     (present participle of en draft nocat=1)

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


  drafting
     n.
     1 The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
     2 A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for
  architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
     3 The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following
  in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
     4 A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
     vb.
     (present participle of en draft nocat=1)

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


  drafting
     n.
     1 The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
     2 A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for
  architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
     3 The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following
  in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
     4 A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
     vb.
     (present participle of en draft nocat=1)

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


  drafting
     n.
     1 The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
     2 A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for
  architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
     3 The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following
  in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
     4 A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
     vb.
     (present participle of en draft nocat=1)

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


  drafting
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-pprees en draft)

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


  drafting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en draft ordform=prespart)

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


  Drafting /dɹˈaftɪŋ/
  الصياغة

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


  drafting /dɹˈaftɪŋ/ 
  1. начертаване
  act or process
  2. чертане
  art

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  drafting /dɹˈaftɪŋ/ 
  projektování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  drafting /dɹˈaftɪŋ/ 
  kreslení