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      draft
      noun
      (Universal spelling) A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
      (Universal spelling) A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
      (Universal spelling) (US, Canada, usually with the) Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
      (Universal spelling) A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.
      (American spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
      (American spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
      (American spelling) A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
      (Universal spelling) An unsent e-mail.
      (Universal spelling) (politics, US) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
      (Universal spelling) (sports, US) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
      (Universal spelling) (gaming) A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards.
      (American spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
      (American spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
      (American spelling) (nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
      (American spelling, rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition.
      The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
      The act of drawing in a net for fish.
      That which is drawn in; a catch; a haul.
      (Appalachia) A small stream or tributary.
      (Appalachia) (especially Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania) A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least intermittently) flows.
      (Universal spelling) (archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU.
      (Universal spelling) (British English, possibly archaic) A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
      (American spelling) An act of drinking.
      The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
      (American spelling, possibly archaic)
      verb
      (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
      (transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
      (transitive, sports, US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
      (ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
      To draw out; to call forth.
      To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
      (gaming) To play a collectible card game by selecting from a shared pool of cards.
      To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
      To write a law.
      To select (someone or something) for a particular role or purpose.
      To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
      adjective
      (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
      Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
      Synonyms for draft
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      Words related to draft
      redraftndrafteesnconscriptedvrookiesnproposalsnpicksvrosterndraftyadjmemorandumncounterproposalnfinalizedvconscriptsnformulatingvfinalizingvproposedvaddendumnamendmentsnpreseasonnroundern

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