DRAFT
\dɹˈaft], \dɹˈaft], \d_ɹ_ˈa_f_t]\
Definitions of DRAFT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
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compulsory military service
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a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
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a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
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a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
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the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
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preliminary version of a written work
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engage somebody to enter the army
By Princeton University
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a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
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compulsory military service
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a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
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a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
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a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
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the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
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preliminary version of a written work
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engage somebody to enter the army
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
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To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
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To transfer by draft.
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The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
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To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
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To transfer by draft.
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The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
By Noah Webster.
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The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
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The act of drinking; a drink.
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To conscript.
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A current of air.
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The act of drawing; a haul; pull; drag.
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A plan; sketch.
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A money order; bill of exchange.
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A military or naval conscription.
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An exhausting demand.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A written order for the payment of money, such as a check. The person who writes the draft is called the drawer, the person who holds the money -- for example, the bank -- is called the drawee, and the person who ultimately receives the money is called the payee. After receiving the draft, the payee can demand payment at any time unless the draft specifies a particular time for payment. Also called a bill of exchange. A preliminary version of a written document, such as a law or a legal brief, that is ready for revision or correction. To select for some purpose, such as military service.
By Oddity Software
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A sketch or outline; bill of exchange; an order for money; the plan of recruiting soldiers by conscription, rather than by enlistment; a contingent of new soldiers; the depth of water a vessel draws or to which she sinks; a current of air; a drink.
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To sketch out; select for military service by drawing numbers.
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The act of drinking; a drink.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Anything drawn: a selection of men from an army, etc.: an order for the payment of money: lines drawn for a plan: a rough sketch: the depth to which a vessel sinks in water.
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To draw an outline of: to compose and write: to draw off: to detach.
By Daniel Lyons
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Anything drawn; a drawing; sketch or plan; order for money; troops drawn from an army, or from the people; floating depth of a ship.
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To make a draft of; detach.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A mixture or preparation to be taken at once.
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A mustard paper or poultice intended for local application.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Act of drawing;—a selection of men from a military company;—an order directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange; —a deduction made from the gross weight of goods;—a figure described on paper; sketch; outline; — depth of water necessary to float a ship; —a current of air;—first or rough copy of a written composition;—n. pl. Game played on a checkered board.
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