draft
adjective
1. (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
noun
1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
Definition categories: possession
2. a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
Similar word(s): draught
Definition categories: phenomenon, wind
3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
Definition categories: man–made, sketch, study
4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- they served beer on draft
Similar word(s): draught, potation, tipple
Definition categories: food, drink
5. any of the various versions in the development of a written work
- a preliminary draft
- the final draft of the constitution
Definition categories: communication, text
6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
Similar word(s): draught
Definition categories: attribute, deepness, depth
7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
Definition categories: man–made, regulator
8. a dose of liquid medicine
- he took a sleeping draft
Similar word(s): draught
Definition categories: man–made, dosage, dose
9. compulsory military service
Similar word(s): conscription, muster
Definition categories: act, militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization
10. a large and hurried swallow
Similar word(s): draught, gulp, swig
Definition categories: act, deglutition, drink, swallow
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Similar word(s): draught, drawing
Definition categories: act, pull, pulling
Sentences with draft as a noun:
- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- He left the country to avoid the draft.
verb
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something
- draft a speech
Similar word(s): outline
Definition categories: creation, compose, indite, pen, write
2. engage somebody to enter the army
Similar word(s): enlist
Definition categories: competition, enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit
3. make a blueprint of