Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A current of air in an enclosed area.
- noun A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
- noun The act of pulling loads; traction.
- noun Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
- noun A team of animals used to pull loads.
- noun Nautical The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded.
- noun A heavy demand on resources.
- noun A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
- noun A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
- noun The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.
- noun A measured portion; a dose.
- noun The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.
- noun An amount drawn.
- noun The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty.
- noun Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
- noun A body of people selected or conscripted.
- noun Sports A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
- noun The act of drawing in a fishing net.
- noun The quantity of fish caught.
- noun Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture.
- noun A representation of something to be constructed.
- noun A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
- noun A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
- noun An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
- intransitive verb To select from a group for some usually compulsory service.
- intransitive verb To select from a group for placement on a sports team.
- intransitive verb To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
- intransitive verb To create by thinking and writing; compose.
- intransitive verb To work as a drafter.
- intransitive verb To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.
- adjective Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads.
- adjective Drawn from a cask or tap.
- idiom (on draft) Drawn from a large container, such as a keg.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In cotton manuf., to attenuate (a lap, sliver, or roving) by drawing it between rollers which run at different speeds.
- To separate (and sort) from the herd: as, to
draft cattle. See def. 3. - noun In textile-manuf., the amount of attenuation of a lap, sliver, or roving effected by drawing it between rollers running at different speeds.
- noun A body or bunch of cattle which have been separated from the rest of the herd. See
draft , 10. - noun Same as
draff . - noun The act of drawing or dragging (in any sense); a drawing; a draw; a haul; a pull.
- noun The capacity of being dragged or hauled; the yielding to a force which draws or drags: as, a cart or plow of easy draft.
- noun The act of drawing water from a well, or any liquid from a vessel; the state of being ready to be so drawn: as, ale on draught.
- noun That which is drawn, dragged, or pulled; a load or burden to be drawn.
- noun That which is secured by drawing or pulling; specifically, that which is obtained by drawing a net through the water in fishing; a haul.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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U. experts visit second Iranian enrichment plant uranium enrichment plant yesterday to verify whether the newly disclosed facility was created for peaceful Iran and world powers on a deal to ease concerns about Tehran's nuclear drive started well Monday, the ... minister says officials will respond "within the next few days" to a U.N. draft proposal that would allow nuclear program despite international concerns, the country's president said Tuesday, as the world awaited Tehran's response to a nuclear deal that Iran (AP) -- Iran accepted the general framework of a U. N.-draft nuclear deal Tuesday, but said it would seek "important changes" that could test the willingness of world powers to make concessions in uranium out of the country for final processing.
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Well, first of all, I don't use the term draft-dodger.
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I think a good way to put it would be to say that this draft is the structure upon which the story will be built.
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I know our draft is already underway, but I just saw an announcement that Erykah Badu is playing a show at Cramton Auditorium on Friday night.
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From the end of the football season to the draft is a long stretch of time.
The lying season: Deception key to NFL draft strategies 2008
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From the end of the football season to the draft is a long stretch of time.
The lying season: Deception key to NFL draft strategies 2008
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In other news, the pace of the draft is a lot quicker today.
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Far more often, the misinformation surrounding the draft is a relatively innocent brand of deception.
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I figure whatever gets you through the draft is all that matters.
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I figure whatever gets you through the draft is all that matters.
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oroboros commented on the word draft
“No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.�?
– H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
August 28, 2007
reesetee commented on the word draft
Excellent! One of my favorite quotes. :-)
August 28, 2007