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Draft (noun)
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”
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Draft (noun)
The act of drawing in a net for fish.
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Draft (noun)
That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
“he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft”
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Draft (noun)
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.”
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Draft (noun)
Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel’s hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
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Draft (noun)
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
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Draft (noun)
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
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Draft (noun)
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.”
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Draft (noun)
Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
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Draft (noun)
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
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Draft (noun)
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
“He left the country to avoid the draft.”
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Draft (noun)
A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
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Draft (noun)
A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
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Draft (noun)
The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
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Draft (noun)
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
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Draft (verb)
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
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Draft (verb)
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
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Draft (verb)
To write a law.
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Draft (verb)
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
“He was drafted during the Vietnam War.”
“There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.”
“They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.”
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Draft (verb)
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
“The calves were drafted from the cows.”
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Draft (verb)
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
“After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.”
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Draft (verb)
To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
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Draft (verb)
To draw out; to call forth.
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Draft (verb)
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
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Draft (adjective)
Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
“I’d rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.”
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Write (verb)
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
“The pupil wrote his name on the paper.”
“Your son has been writing on the wall.”
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Write (verb)
To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
“My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.”
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Write (verb)
To send written information to.
“(UK) Please write to me when you get there.”
“(US) Please write me when you get there.”
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Write (verb)
To show (information, etc) in written form.
“The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.”
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Write (verb)
To be an author.
“I write for a living.”
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Write (verb)
}} To record data mechanically or electronically.
“The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.”
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Write (verb)
To fill in, to complete using words.
“I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.”
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Write (verb)
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
“truth written on the heart”
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Write (verb)
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one’s own written testimony; often used reflexively.
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Write (verb)
mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement
“Alice wrote down the address”
“he wrote his name on the paper”
“he wrote very neatly in blue ink”
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Write (verb)
have the ability to mark coherent letters or words
“he couldn’t read or write”
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Write (verb)
fill in or complete (a sheet, cheque, or similar)
“he had to write a cheque for £800”
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Write (verb)
take (an exam or test)
“I wrote Prof. Weldon’s Middle English exam last week”
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Write (verb)
write in a cursive hand, as opposed to printing individual letters.
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Write (verb)
compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone
“I wrote him a short letter”
“Eleanor wrote to her sister Laura in Paris”
“I wrote a letter to Alison”
“he wrote almost every day”
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Write (verb)
write and send a letter to
“Mother wrote me and told me about poor Simon’s death”
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Write (verb)
write to an organization, newspaper, etc. with a question, suggestion, or opinion
“write in with your query”
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Write (verb)
compose (a text or work) for written or printed reproduction or publication; put into literary form and set down in writing
“she wrote a bestselling novel”
“he wrote under a pseudonym”
“I didn’t know you wrote poetry”
“he had written about the beauty of Andalusia”
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Write (verb)
compose (a musical work)
“he has written a song specifically for her”
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Write (verb)
add or remove a character to or from (a long-running story or series).
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Write (verb)
describe in writing
“if I could write the beauty of your eyes”
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Write (verb)
enter (data) into a specified storage medium or location in store
“files can be read and written directly into the file system”
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Write (verb)
underwrite (an insurance policy).