Draft - Definition

n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
person or bank on another [syn: draft, bill of
exchange, order of payment]
2: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or
vehicle) [syn: draft, draught]
3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: draft,
rough drawing]
4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught,
potation, tipple]
5: any of the various versions in the development of a written
work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the
constitution" [syn: draft, draft copy]
6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
when loaded) [syn: draft, draught]
7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
draft, draught]
9: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
draft, selective service]
10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig]
11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn:
draft, draught, drawing]
v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a
speech" [syn: draft, outline]
2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, draft,
muster in] [ant: discharge, muster out]
3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draft, draught]