DRAFT

n. rough outline, sketch; check, written order for payment; conscription, calling up for army service; unit; current of air; (Sports) method by which NBA teams choose once a year college or foreign players to their teams

v. make an outline, draw up in written form; conscript, recruit for military service; force or persuade to do some task; draw out and separate

Draft or draught may mean:Draft (air), a stream of air of constant direction and (when induced mechanically) constant speed.Draft or The Draft, synonymous for conscription, especially conscription in the United States relating to the military or military serviceDraft (sports), a system for allocating players among teamsDraft (hull), the vertical distance from the bottom of a hull to the waterline at the lowest part of a ship or boatDraft (sailing), the degree of curvature in a horizontal cross-section in sailingDraft (water), to move a liquid from below the intake of a suction pumpDraft (combustion) is the incoming flow of air of a Boiler or engineDraft (politics), an attempt to persuade a political candidate to enter an electionDraughts (or checkers), a popular board gameIn finance, a draft is an order for the payment of money (see check)The Draft (band), a rock band from Florida.The Draft was a comic book in the New Universe imprint of Marvel Comics
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Noun
1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
(synonym) bill of exchange, order of payment
(hypernym) negotiable instrument
(hyponym) overdraft
2. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) updraft
3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
(synonym) rough drawing
(hypernym) sketch, study
(derivation) blueprint, draught
4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
(synonym) draught, potation, tipple
(hypernym) drink
(hyponym) quaff
5. preliminary version of a written work
(synonym) draft copy
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(derivation) outline
6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) depth
7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
(hypernym) regulator
8. a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) dose
9. compulsory military service
(synonym) conscription, muster, selective service
(hypernym) mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
(hyponym) levy, levy en masse
(derivation) enlist, muster in
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
10. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
(synonym) gulp, draught, swig
(hypernym) swallow, drink, deglutition
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
(synonym) draught, drawing
(hypernym) pull, pulling
Verb
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
(synonym) outline
(hypernym) write, compose, pen, indite
(derivation) draft copy
(classification) writing, authorship, composition, penning
2. engage somebody to enter the army
(synonym) enlist, muster in
(hypernym) enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
(hyponym) recruit, levy, raise
(derivation) conscription, muster, selective service
3. make a blueprint of
(synonym) blueprint, draught
(hypernym) design, plan
(derivation) rough drawing

(v. t.)
To transfer by draft.
  

(v. t.)
To draw the outline of; to delineate.
  

(v. t.)
To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select.
  

(v. t.)
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
  

(a.)
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
  

(a.)
Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
  

An unconventional order in writing - signed by a person, usually the exporter, and addressed to the importer - ordering the importer or the importer's agent to pay, on demand (sight draft) or at a fixed future date (time draft), the amount specified on its face.