draft
noun
[ drɑːft ]
• a preliminary version of a piece of writing.
• "the first draft of the party's manifesto"
• a written order to pay a specified sum.
• compulsory recruitment for military service.
• "25 million men were subject to the draft"
• US spelling of draught (noun).
draft
verb
• prepare a preliminary version of (a document).
• "I drafted a letter of resignation"
• select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose.
• "he was drafted in to help fix the engine"
draft
adjective
• US spelling of draught (adjective).
Origin:
mid 16th century: phonetic spelling of draught.
draught
noun
• a current of cool air in a room or other confined space.
• "heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts"
Similar:
current of air,
rush of air,
breath,
whiff,
waft,
wind,
breeze,
gust,
puff,
blast,
gale,
blow,
zephyr,
• a single act of drinking or inhaling.
• "she downed the remaining beer in one draught"
• the depth of water needed to float a ship.
• "the shallow draught enabled her to get close inshore"
• the drawing in of a fishing net.
draught
adjective
• denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can.
• "draught ale"
• denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
• "a draught horse"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.
