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Webster 1913 Edition

Draft

Draft

(drȧft)
,
Noun.
[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
.
Everything available for
draft
burden.
S. G. Goodrich.
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.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by
drafts
to serve for the year.
Marshall.
3.
An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the
drafts
till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
A. Hamilton.
4.
An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.
Simmonds.
5.
A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See
Draught
.
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
.
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.
8.
(Milling)
The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
9.
(Naut.)
Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See
Draught
.
10.
A current of air. Same as
Draught
.

Draft

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

Draft

,
Verb.
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
.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Draft

DRAFT

,
Noun.
[corrupted from draught, from drag, draw, but authorized by respectable use.]
1.
A drawing; as, this horse is good for draft. In this sense, draught is perhaps most common.
2.
A drawing of men from a military band; a selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or any part of it, or from a military post. Sometimes a drawing of men from other companies or societies.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year.
These important posts, in consequence of heavy drafts, were left weakly defended.
3.
An order from one man to another directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts, till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
4.
A drawing of lines for a plan; a figure described on paper; delineation; sketch; plan delineated. [See Draught.]
5.
Depth of water necessary to float a ship. [See Draught.]
6.
A writing composed.

DRAFT

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To draw the outline; to delineate.
2.
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial or a lease.
3.
To draw men from a military band or post; to select; to detach.
4.
To draw men from any company, collection or society.
This Cohen-Caph-El was some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples.

Definition 2024

draft

draft

English

Noun

draft ‎(plural drafts)

  1. (possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
    using oxen for draft   shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
  2. (possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
  3. (possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
    he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft
  4. An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing; a preliminary sketch or outline.
    I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
    His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
  5. (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull.
  6. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
  7. Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
  8. An amount of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) that is drunk in one swallow.
    She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
  9. Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
  10. A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
  11. Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
    He left the country to avoid the draft.
  12. (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
  13. (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
  14. (rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
  15. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

Synonyms

  • (mouthful of liquid): swig; see also Wikisaurus:drink

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

draft ‎(third-person singular simple present drafts, present participle drafting, simple past and past participle drafted)

  1. (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. (transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
    He was drafted during the Vietnam War.   There wasa campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
    They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
  5. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
    The calves were drafted from the cows.
  6. (transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
    After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
  7. (intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
  8. To draw out; to call forth. See draft.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
  9. To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

Translations

Adjective

draft ‎(not comparable)

  1. (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
    I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.

Translations

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English draw.

Noun

draft n ‎(definite singular draftet, indefinite plural draft or drafter, definite plural drafta or draftene)

  1. nautical chart

Usage notes

Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer .

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English draw.

Noun

draft n, f

  1. nautical chart

Inflection

Usage notes

Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer .

Synonyms

Spanish

Noun

draft m ‎(plural drafts)

  1. draft (in sports)

Etymology

A phonetic respelling of draught.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɹɑːft/
    Rhymes: -ɑːft
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɹæft/
    Rhymes: -æft
  • Homophone: draught

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